Were there no desire there would be no virtue, and because one man desires what another does not, who shall say whether the child of his desire be Vice or Virtue?

  • -- Edgar Rice Burroughs 埃德加糙米

没有欲望就没有美德,因为一个人想要别人不想要的东西,谁能说他想要的孩子是罪恶还是美德呢?

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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

智慧从清洁和平安的心而生,好像百物从地里露出来一样。要安全地走过人生的迷宫,就需要智慧之光和美德的指引。

I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics.

从我第一次尝试射箭开始,我就有成为一名射手的强烈愿望。我忘记了我的其他抱负。我只是想参加奥运会。

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

男人中有一种天生的贵族气质。其根据是美德和才能。

So dancing was not something I had a great desire to do.

所以跳舞并不是我很想做的事情。