Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

  • -- George Bernard Shaw 萧伯纳

美德不在于戒除恶习,而在于不渴求恶习。

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There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

一个人要想成为真正的好人,最好的证据莫过于他希望经常受到好人的监视。

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

对大多数富人来说,财富的主要享受在于炫耀财富。

How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right.

有多少悲观主义者为了证明自己是对的,最终渴望得到他们所害怕的东西。

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.

你的价值在于你是谁,而不在于你拥有什么。