Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.

  • -- Tacitus 塔西托斯

恐惧不是说真话的习惯;当完全的真诚被期待时,完全的自由必须被允许;凡是听到真理时容易生气的人,也没有理由怀疑自己没有听到真理。

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The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.

个人魅力的基本要素是一种强烈的真诚——一种对工作重要性的压倒一切的信念。

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

一个政治家……你要等他听见神的脚步经过,就跳起来,抓住他的衣襟。

A jealous ear hears all things.

嫉妒的耳朵能听到一切。

Sincerity is moral truth.

真诚是道德的真理。