Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.

  • -- E. M. Forster E·M·福斯特

宽容是一种很枯燥的美德。它是无聊的。不像爱情,它总是有一个坏的媒体。它是负的。它只是意味着容忍别人,能够忍受事情。

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The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.

与邻居和睦相处的能力在很大程度上取决于与我们自己和睦相处的能力。有自尊心的人会尽量容忍邻居的缺点,就像他容忍自己的缺点一样。

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

当我们处于少数时,勇气的考验就来了。当我们占多数的时候,宽容的考验就来了。

Virtue is not left to stand alone.

美德不是孤立的。

The excess of virtue is a vice.

过分的美德是一种恶习。