A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
美德
Virtues
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
犯罪和美德一样，都是对自己的奖赏。
We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.
我们更多的是被自己的缺点所束缚，而不是美德。
Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.
我们的美德常常被掩盖，恶习却常常被掩盖。
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
伟大的能力产生伟大的美德，也产生伟大的罪恶。
The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
美德和恶习都是由兴趣引起的。
Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.
懒惰是万恶之始，是美德之冠。
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
什么是杂草?一种其优点从未被发现的植物。
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
在现实中，我们的美德往往与伪装起来的恶习无异。
Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues.
每个人都怀疑自己至少有一种基本的美德。
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
他有我所不喜欢的所有优点，没有我所欣赏的缺点。
Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.
谦卑，是低微甜美的根，是一切属天美德的根。
So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts.
因此，赞扬他人的美德只能鼓励自己的努力。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born.
我们生活中太多的时间都花在考虑自己的缺点上，以至于没有时间去改善我们想象中的优点。事实上，我们只是在完善我们的罪恶，人死后比出生时更坏。
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
根据我的经验，没有缺点的人几乎没有优点。
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
人似乎能有伟大的美德，但不能有渺小的美德;能够反抗虐待他的人，却无法控制自己的脾气。
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
人们更容易被他们的恶习所左右，而不是被他们的美德所左右。
Great beauties and stunningly handsome men were accorded virtues: people found them funnier, smarter, more insightful than they actually were.
伟大的美女和英俊得惊人的男人被赋予了美德:人们发现他们比实际上更有趣、更聪明、更有洞察力。
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
有一种夸大其词的成分附属于大众的判断:大恶习愈演愈烈，大美德也愈演愈烈;有趣的事件变得更有趣，更柔和的传说变得更柔和。