None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.

-- Edgar Watson Howe 埃德加·沃森·豪

我们谁也不能夸耀祖先的道德。记录没有显示亚当和夏娃结过婚。

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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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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。

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The glory of ancestors should not prevent a man winning glory for himself.

祖先的荣耀不应该阻止一个人为自己赢得荣耀。

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