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.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

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。

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We have learned to say that the good must be extended to all of society before it can be held secure by any one person or any one class. But we have not yet learned to add to that statement, that unless all [people] and all classes contribute to a good, we cannot even be sure that it is worth having.

我们已经学会说,只有把善扩展到整个社会,才能使任何一个人或任何一个阶层得到保障。但是,我们还没有学会给这句话加上一句:除非所有的人、所有的阶级都为一件好事做出贡献,否则我们甚至不能肯定它是否值得拥有。

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

道德的目的是教导你,不要受苦而死,而要享受生活。

A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.

一个故事永远不会像别人买的时候那么好。

He that walketh with the virtuous is one of them.

和有德之人同行的,也是这样。