Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

  • -- Edgar Watson Howe 埃德加·沃森·豪

如果不同程度的男人和女人都假装拥有美德,那么美德一定是有价值的。

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Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled; Yea even that which mischief meant most harm - Shall in the happy trial prove most glory.

美德可能受到攻击,但永远不会受到伤害;是的,即使是最有害的伤害,在快乐的试炼中也会证明是最光荣的。

It's hard for a man to live with a successful woman - they seem to resent you so much. Very few men are generous enough to accept success in their women.

对一个男人来说,和一个成功的女人生活在一起是很困难的——他们似乎对你怀恨在心。很少有男人能慷慨地接受女人的成功。

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.

美德比邪恶更可怕,因为它的过分行为不受良心的约束。

How do you write women so well? I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.

你怎么把女人写得这么好?想到一个男人,我就会失去理智和责任感。