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道德
Moral
Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.
艺术是与娱乐结合在一起的道德激情。没有娱乐的道德激情是宣传,没有道德激情的娱乐是电视。
There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice.
圣经中有一些事情,据说是由上帝明确的命令来完成的,这对人类和我们对道德正义的每一个观念都是令人震惊的。
The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.
因此,仅仅拥有奴隶本身并没有任何道德品质,就像为人父母、雇主或统治者一样。
There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or to be acted out under the guise of virtue.
也许没有一种现象比道德上的愤怒包含更多的破坏性情感,道德上的愤怒允许嫉妒,或者在美德的伪装下表现出来。
By exploring the political and moral colorings of discoveries about what makes us tick, we can have a more honest science and a less fearful intellectual milieu.
通过探索我们行为背后的政治和道德色彩,我们可以拥有更诚实的科学和更少恐惧的知识环境。
Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels.
道德权威已经安息,世界舆论不过是一个游戏节目,善恶的区别就像频道的变化一样重要。
I never fixed a story. I didn't make judgments, I let the listener make judgments. When I got to the end of the story, if it had a moral, I let the listener find it.
我从来没有编过故事。我不做判断,我让听众做判断。当我讲到故事的结尾时,如果它有寓意,我会让听众自己去发现。
The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ it to say: 'This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.'
剧院最适合说:“瞧!这些东西。然而,大多数剧作家都用它来表达:“这种道德真理可以从观看这种行为中学到。”
Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.
不是每个人都在为不被人听到而创作音乐,而最容易被人听到的方式就是通过广播,但你永远不应该妥协你是谁,你的价值观或你的道德。
I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greek and Roman leave to us.
我是个享乐主义者。我认为伊壁鸠鲁真正的(而不是假定的)学说包含了希腊和罗马留给我们的道德哲学的一切理性。
Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
每一个战胜诱惑的人都代表着一种新的道德能量。在正确的精神中经受和经受的每一次考验都会使一个灵魂比以前更高尚、更坚强。
One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over things but connects it with them and makes it hard for it to free itself from them.
人们可能会把习惯称为道德摩擦:一种阻止思维掠过事物,但又将其与之联系起来,使其难以摆脱的东西。
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Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit.
出于道德目的,我在自然界中看不到任何痕迹。那是一件完全由人工制造的物品,非常值得我们赞赏。
The idea of winning a doctor's degree gradually assumed the aspect of a great moral struggle, and the moral fight possessed immense attraction for me.
获得博士学位的想法逐渐变成了一场伟大的道德斗争,而道德斗争对我具有极大的吸引力。
Money has no moral opinions.
金钱没有道德观念。
In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
在社会事务中,毫无意义的习俗不仅是礼仪的蜜蜂蜇人之痛,也是道德秩序的毒蛇咬人之痛。
Now, I'm an atheist. I really don't believe for a moment that our moral sense comes from a god.
现在,我是一个无神论者。我真的不相信我们的道德感来自上帝。
What would I do without the moral compass of a teenage werewolf.
如果没有一个十几岁的狼人的道德准则,我该怎么办?