Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

只有被禁止的快乐才被无节制地爱着;当合法时,它们不会激起欲望。

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The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.

与个人圣殿和仪式有关的神话只是崇拜的一部分;它们的作用是激发幻想,维持崇拜者的兴趣。没有人关心他相信它的起源。

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

我们的社会是一个开放和接受的社会,历史上为所有愿意承担公民责任的人提供了合法移民的途径。

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.

众人都知道白发是荣耀的冠冕。只有尊重的对象才不会引起嫉妒。

Like hatred, jealousy is forbidden by the laws of life because it is essentially destructive.

就像憎恨一样,嫉妒是被生活的法则所禁止的,因为它本质上是破坏性的。

When anything is forbidden, everything which leads to the same result is also forbidden.

当任何事情被禁止时,任何导致同样结果的事情也被禁止。

All things are lawful there that may delight Nature or unrestrained appetite.

在那里,所有的事情都是合法的,可以取悦自然或放纵的欲望。