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Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.

  • -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普

她觉得美德是一种太痛苦的努力，满足于永远保持体面。

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It's interesting to fantasize having a man sink his teeth into your neck for sustenance, knowing that it isn't going to be terribly painful but rather very exciting.

幻想一个男人咬住你的脖子来维持生命是很有趣的，因为他知道这并不会非常痛苦，但会非常令人兴奋。

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When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there.

当所有的事情都说了，做了，任何社区真正的力量堡垒是在那些居住在那里的人的心里，思想和愿望。

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You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.

你可以通过笑来扭转痛苦的局面。如果你能在任何事情中找到幽默，即使是贫穷，你也能挺过去。

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Although mountains may guide migrations, the plains are the regions where people dwell in greatest numbers.

虽然高山可以引导迁徙，但平原是人类居住最多的地区。

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The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.

美德的最高证明是拥有无限的力量而不滥用它。

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I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.

当和平不是以基本的体面为代价买来的时候，我珍视它。

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Virtue consisted in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.

美德在于避免丑闻和性病。

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