A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
美德
Virtue
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.
勇气是一架梯子，其他美德全靠它爬上去。
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
美德这个词对个人利益和罪恶一样有用。
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
谦虚不仅是装饰品，而且是美德的守卫。
Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.
寻找别人的优点，寻找自己的缺点。
True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike.
真正的勇敢是建立在坚强的美德之上的，遇到任何事情都是一样的。
More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.
被奉承成美德的人比被威逼出罪恶的人多。
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
在所有的美德中，自由主义是最受欢迎的。
Virtue often trips and falls on the sharp-edges rock of poverty.
美德常在贫穷的磐石上跌倒。
Virtue alone is happiness; all else is else, and without praise.
只有美德才是幸福;一切都是别的，没有赞美。
Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others.
许多人认为美德在于对他人的严厉。
Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
忠诚——一种即将被背叛的人所特有的美德。
It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
恶的作用是把善保持在合理的范围之内。
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Hypocrisy is the homage which vice pays to virtue.
虚伪是罪恶对美德的崇敬。
Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
和平是文明的美德。战争是它的罪行。
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them.
一个好女人的道路上确实撒满了鲜花;但他们是站在她的身后，而不是前面。
Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.
美德不上镜。做一个好人是什么意思?一无所有，就是这样。一个大大的胖胖的零号，对着大家微笑。
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
美德就像缪斯女神一样，总是成群结队地出现。一个好的原则从来没有在任何一个人的胸中单独找到过。
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.
幸福不是美德的奖赏，而是美德本身。