Every life is a march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.

  • -- Lyman Abbott 总编辑阿博特

每个人的一生都是一个从天真,通过诱惑,到美德或罪恶的过程。

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One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

一个人不一定生来就有勇气,但他天生就有潜力。没有勇气,我们就不能持之以恒地实践任何其他美德。我们不能善良、真诚、仁慈、慷慨或诚实。

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.

怨恨似乎是大自然给我们的一种防御,而且只是一种防御!这是维护正义和无辜的安全。

Although I am deeply grateful to a great many people, I forgo the temptation of naming them for fear that I might slight any by omission.

虽然我对很多人怀有深深的感激之情,但我还是放弃了给他们命名的诱惑,因为我担心自己会漏掉一些名字。

Innocence, once lost, can never be regained. Darkness, once gazed upon, can never be lost.

童真,一旦失去,就再也无法恢复。黑暗,一旦被注视,就永远不会消失。

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

不要担心避免诱惑。随着年龄的增长,它会避开你。

Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.

没有美德的自由对我们是没有好处的。