The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.

  • -- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

士兵的勇气被认为是人性中最廉价、最普遍的品质。

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You ask me if I will not be glad when the last battle is fought, so far as the country is concerned I, of course, must wish for peace, and will be glad when the war is ended, but if I answer for myself alone, I must say that I shall regret to see the war end.

你问我如果我不高兴当最后的战场,就全国而言,我到目前为止,当然,肯定希望和平,战争结束时,会很高兴,但如果我回答是为我自己,我必须说,我很遗憾地看到战争的结束。

My opinions about human nature are shared by many psychologists, linguists, and biologists, not to mention philosophers and scholars going back centuries.

许多心理学家、语言学家和生物学家都赞同我对人性的看法,更不用说几个世纪前的哲学家和学者了。

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

勇气是所有美德中最伟大的,因为如果你没有勇气,你可能就没有机会使用其他任何一个。

Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.

然而,自我克制和自律将被认为是优秀士兵的杰出品质。

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

真正的勇气不是庸俗英雄的野蛮力量,而是美德和理智的坚定决心。

Human nature is deeper and broader than the artificial contrivance of any existing culture.

人性比任何现存文化的人为发明都要深刻和广泛。