No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

任何环境的改变都无法弥补性格上的缺陷。

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When a man is made up wholly of the dove, without the least grain of the serpent in his composition, he becomes ridiculous in many circumstances of life, and very often discredits his best actions

当一个人完全由鸽子组成,而没有一点蛇的成分时,他在生活中的许多情况下就会变得可笑,并常常使他最好的行为蒙羞

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.

我们成功的企业,需要我们所拥有的积极的品质,但我们在那些也可以利用我们的缺点。

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.

我是由时间、环境、历史造就的,这是肯定的,但我也远远不止这些。我们都是。

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.

我最初的反应是起诉她诽谤我的人格,但后来我意识到我没有人格。

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

剥夺一个人的主动性和独立性是无法培养他的品格和勇气的。

Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.

只有时间才能使人的名誉得到提高,而时间的结果却是使人的缺点得到尊重。

It is remarkable how a seemingly insignificant action or event can change entire lives.

值得注意的是,一个看似微不足道的行为或事件却能改变整个生活。

Nothing is permanent but change.

只有变化才是永恒的。