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道德
Morality
Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible.
只有那些不教导、不叫喊、不屈尊、不解释的东西才是不可抗拒的。
But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.
但是道德和权力的关系是非常微妙的。因为最终没有道德的权力不再是权力。
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
不要太道德。你可能就这样骗走了自己的生活。目标高于道德。不仅仅是做个好人;对某事有好处。
Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught
学术界,n。古代的一所学校，在那里教授道德和哲学。学院,n。当前位置一所现代足球学校
If you didn't have any conscious beings in the world, there really wouldn't be morality but with consciousness that you have it.
如果你在这个世界上没有任何有意识的存在，那么就不会有道德，只有意识才有道德。
The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser one.
真正的艺术家不会用不道德代替道德。相反，他总是用更高尚的道德来代替更粗俗的道德。
Morality, for all the conditioning to which the human mind has been and is subjected, is always a personal choice in the last analysis.
道德，对于人类心灵所受到的和所受的一切制约，归根结底始终是个人的选择。
What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike.
在任何特定的时间或地点，道德是什么?这是当时和当时大多数人碰巧喜欢的，不道德是他们不喜欢的。
To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every kind of tyranny.
把一个既不能定义也不能设想的概念作为公共道德的标准，就等于打开了每一种暴政的大门。
The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man.
昨日的道德已不复存在。他们和活着的时候一样死了。经济独立使妇女与男子处于完全相同的地位。
A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
一个人不顾个人后果，不顾障碍、危险和压力，做他必须做的事，这就是人类一切道德的基础。
The moralist is the person who tells people that they ought to be unselfish, when they still feel like egos, and his efforts are always and invariably futile.
道德家是这样的人:当人们还觉得自己很自私，而他的努力总是毫无结果时，他却告诉人们应该无私。
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Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.
艺术，就像道德一样，就是在某处画一条线。
I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.
我认为更大的责任，在道德方面，是领导的开始。
He was as great as a man can be without morality.
他是一个没有道德的人所能做到的最伟大的人。
Nations are not poor or rich because of their wealth but exceptional morality.
一个国家之所以贫穷或富有，并不是因为它的财富，而是因为它的道德。
Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
道德不是指导我们如何使自己幸福的学说，而是指导我们如何使自己配得上幸福的学说。
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
每个人，在他自己看来，都是道德常规的例外。