Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.

  • -- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生

怀疑对美德的危害不亚于对幸福的危害;已经腐败的人天生多疑,而变得多疑的人很快就会腐败。

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They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.

他们说我腐败、轻浮。我没有任何特权。也许唯一的特权就是我的脸。和腐败?上帝!如果我腐败的话,我就不会是这个样子。一些丑陋的东西会落在我的身上。

I have never intimidated the masses... I only intimidate corrupt officials.

我从来没有恐吓过大众……我只吓唬贪官污吏。

Too much force breeds suspicion.

武力过多会引起怀疑。

One's village is revealed.

一个人的村庄显露出来。