All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.

  • -- Iris Murdoch 默多克

所有的艺术都是一种挣扎,以一种特殊的方式,成为有道德的人。

相关名言

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.

这是魔鬼有时对善良的人所采取的一种报复,他以他们所压抑的、自以为高人一等的激情的力量把他们迷住了。

If we are to make life into a pleasure rather than a struggle, then I would suggest that we have to start with our own mental attitudes.

如果我们要把生活变成一种快乐而不是挣扎,那么我建议我们必须从我们自己的心态开始。

The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.

圣人与贤惠的少女和开明的君主属于同一种过时的套路。

Manhood is quite a struggle, old age a regret.

成年是相当挣扎的,老年是一种遗憾。