A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

  • -- Walter Savage Landor 兰德

一个人的虚荣心告诉他什么是荣誉,一个人的良心告诉他什么是正义。

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My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.

我的虚荣心由于被误认为是我们尊敬的君主而得到了满足。我命令在我家门前的树下为第二天晚上准备一个宴会,并邀请了全城的人。

Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.

向报道地震的记者颁发荣誉雕像,就像向外科医生颁发一等奖一样。

Vanity is both a great motivator and a great deceiver.

虚荣心既是一种巨大的动力,也是一种巨大的欺骗。

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

作家必须带着荣誉感生活。