A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
美德
Virtue
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
美德的最高证明是拥有无限的力量而不滥用它。
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
秘密是一切善良的要素;甚至美德，甚至美丽都是神秘的。
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.
最危险的是引诱我们在爱的美德上犯罪。
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
感恩不仅是最大的美德，也是其他美德之母。
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
美德不能脱离现实而不成为邪恶的原则。
Where there is discipline there is virtue; where there is peace there is plenty.
哪里有纪律，哪里就有美德;哪里有和平，哪里就有丰富。
Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.
她觉得美德是一种太痛苦的努力，满足于永远保持体面。
All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness.
所有不符合公认美德的同情，都是伪装的自私。
Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.
保密是忠诚的美德，正如忠诚是忠诚的美德。
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
男人中有一种天生的贵族气质。其根据是美德和才能。
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
当我们为后代做打算时，我们应该记住美德不是遗传的。
It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.
一个人的出身与父母无关，只要他是一个有价值的人。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Virtue is not left to stand alone.
美德不是孤立的。
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。
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
智慧从清洁和平安的心而生，好像百物从地里露出来一样。要安全地走过人生的迷宫，就需要智慧之光和美德的指引。
When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.
当美德和谦虚照亮她的魅力时，一个美丽女人的光彩就比天上的星星还要明亮，抵抗她的力量的影响是徒劳的。
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
勇气是所有美德中最重要的，因为没有勇气，你就不能持续地实践任何其他美德。没有勇气，你可以反复练习任何美德，但没有勇气，你将一事无成。
Virtue itself scapes not calumnious strokes.
美德本身并无恶意中伤之嫌。