The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

  • -- Thomas Babington Macaulay 麦考莱

衡量一个人真正的品质,要看他在知道永远不会被人发现的情况下会做些什么。

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A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy to keep the flame burning, even if someone comes along and tries to piss on it. But if you fall asleep and neglect it...You'll wake up with ashes.

良好的声誉就像一堆篝火。当你点燃了一个,很容易让火焰继续燃烧,即使有人走过来试图在上面撒尿。但如果你睡着了,忽视了它……你会带着灰烬醒来。

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

一个具有所谓性格的人往往是一种简单的机制;对于极其复杂的人生关系,他往往只有一个观点。

No one measures a life in weeks and days. You measure life in years and by the things that happen to you.

没有人用几周或几天来衡量一个人的一生。你用岁月和发生在你身上的事情来衡量生命。

The hardest thing in life is letting go of something you though was real.

生活中最难的事情就是放弃一些你认为是真实的东西。

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.

一个社会如何对待残疾人是衡量一个文明的真正标准。

I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.

我查了一下我的家谱,发现我是树液。

The essence of a man is found in his faults.

人的本质在于他的缺点。

Real living is living for others.

真正的生活是为别人而活。