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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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One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

爱国主义最大的吸引力之一——它满足了我们最坏的愿望。以我们国家的名义，我们可以间接地欺凌和欺骗。欺侮和欺骗，更重要的是，我们觉得自己是非常善良的。

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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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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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Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

做这行从来没有这么痛苦过，你可能是为了钱。

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We all have our painful pasts we have to get through.

我们都有痛苦的过去，我们必须度过。

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Victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.

胜利有一百个父亲，失败是一个孤儿。

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