Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue.

  • -- Edward Dahlberg 爱德华·达尔伯格

在我们这个时代,没有什么比美德更没有吸引力了。

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In a state therefore of great equality and virtue, where pure and simple manners prevailed, the increase of the human species would evidently be much greater than any increase that has been hitherto known.

因此,在一种极其平等和美德的状态下,在一种纯粹和简单的礼仪占主导地位的情况下,人类的增长显然将远远超过迄今所知的任何增长。

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

一个人不一定生来就有勇气,但他天生就有潜力。没有勇气,我们就不能持之以恒地实践任何其他美德。我们不能善良、真诚、仁慈、慷慨或诚实。

Yazoo was Vince's sound ultimately. At the time Vince and I got together he had only recorded one album with Depeche and Depeche were to go on to greater things.

最终,亚祖是文斯的声音。在我和文斯在一起的时候,他只和迪契录制了一张专辑,迪契打算继续做更伟大的事情。

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

我有足够的时间去剧院;我提前准备好鞋子;我在对的时间吃对的食物,喝对的饮料。剩下的你只能靠运气了!

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

没有什么比一个人日复一日地领导自己更能决定性地证明他领导他人的能力了。

My hairdresser and I found ourselves shopping at Bloomingdale's with nothing to do for days.

我和我的理发师发现我们在布鲁明戴尔购物好几天无事可做。