The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them.

  • -- John Ruskin 约翰·罗斯金

一个好女人的道路上确实撒满了鲜花;但他们是站在她的身后,而不是前面。

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On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

总的来说,人类想要变好,但不是太好,也不是一直都很好。

Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.

有些美德只出现在苦难中,而另一些美德只出现在顺境中。