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All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation 
to it.
John Locke, British Philosopher
人都会犯错误,在许多情况下,大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。
英国哲学家洛克.J.

Character is what you are in the dark.
D. L Moody. USA churchman
暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。
美国教士穆迪.D.L

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.
Clare Boothe Luce, RSA dramatist
勇气是一架梯子,其他美德全靠它爬上去。
美国剧作家卢斯.C.B.

Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is 
made.
Norman Stephens, USA writer
不管一切危险,由于一个普通人的无私行动,有人得救了,英雄就应运而生。
美国作家斯蒂芬斯.N.

Distrust can be contagious. But, so can trust.
Robbins Stacia, British writer
不信任有传染性。但是信任也如此。
英国作家斯达卡.R.

Fame is the chastisement of meit and the punishment of talent.
Nicolas Chamfort, French writer
盛名殊誉是德才之忌。
法国作家尚福尔.N.

God was constructed out of mankind's need for hope , for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and 
conscientious father.
Howards Mel. USA writer
人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神:一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。
美国作家梅尔.H.

He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the 
scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer.
William Black, British poet
行善总是具体的、特定的;抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。
英国诗人布莱克,W.

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad 
after.
Ernest Hemingway, USA writer
我只知道所谓道德是指你事后觉得好的东西,所谓不道德是指你事后觉得不好的东西。
美国作家海明威.E.

If you would convince others ,you seem open to conviction yourself.
Philip Dormer Chesterfield, British statesman
要说服别人,先得说服自己。
英国政治家切斯特菲尔德.P.D.

If your morals make you dreary. depend upon it, they are wrong.
Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist
如果你的品行使你郁郁寡欢,那么,这些品行无疑是错误的。
英国小说家斯蒂文森.R.L.

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as 
ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.
Magaret Mead, USA humanist 
一个有待解决的问题是:基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢,还是应该被视作懦弱的?
美国人文学家米德.M.

It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.
John Morley, British statesman
人不仅要做好事,更要以正确的方式做好事。
英国政治家莫利.J.

Lying disguises our mortality, our inadequacies, our fears and anxieties, our loneliness in the midst of 
the crowd. We yearn for the comfort of familiar lies to create a more amenable reality.
Howards Mel, USAwriter
说谎掩盖了人死的必然性、缺陷、恐惧、焦虑和在熙熙攘攘的人群中所感到的孤独。耳熟能详的谎言会创造一个较易
应付的现实。人渴望从这些谎言中得到安慰。
美国作家梅尔.H.

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how we are to be worthy of 
happiness.
Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher
道德确实不是指导人们如何使自己幸福的教条,而是指导人们如何配享有幸福的学说。
德国哲学家康德.I.

Morality is the custom of one's country ;cannibalism is moral in a cannibal country.
Samuel Brttler, British writer
道德是一个人所在国家的风俗习惯:在吃人的国家里,吃人是合乎道德的。
英国作家勃特勒.S.

Morality is the herd instinct in the individual.
German Philosopher
道德是个人心目中的群居本能。
德国哲学家尼采.F.

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice.
Leon Nlum, French statesman 
道德可能仅仅在于有勇气作出抉择。
法国政治家布鲁姆.L.

Mutual forgiveness of each vice, such are the gates of Paradise.
William Black, British poet
相互宽容对方的缺点,乃是通向天堂之门。
英国诗人布莱克.W.

No mourality can be founded on authority, even if the authouity were divine.
A. J. Ayer. USA writer
道德不可能建立在权威的基础上,即使这种权威是至高无上的。
美国作家艾尔.A.J.

Nothing is easier than to deceive one's self.
Demothenes, Ancient Greek statesman
再没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。
古然希腊政治家德摩西尼

Personality is to man what perfume is to a flower.
C C Schwab. US A Businessman
品格之于人,犹如芳香之于花。
美国实业家施瓦布C .C. 

Plain living and high thinking.
william Wordsworth, British poet
生活要朴素,情操要高尚。
英国诗人德莱顿.,J

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
william shakewspeare British dramalist
如果送礼的人不是出于真心,再贵重的礼物也会失去它的价值。
英国剧作家莎士比亚. W

There is , however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
E Burke, British statesman
克制也有个限度,超过了限度就不再是美德。
美国政治家伯克. E.

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
William shakespeare, British dramatist
美德是勇敢的,善良从来无所畏惧。
英国剧作家莎士比亚. W.

We all tell lies——little lies, big lies, necessity lies in order to insure social and psychological 
peace and comfort.
Howard Mel, USA writer
所有的人说的谎——小谎、大谎、善意的谎——都是为确保社会安宁、心理舒适采取的必要手段。
美国作家梅尔,H。

We know the good, we apprehend it clearly, but we can't bring it to achievement . To persevere, trusting 
in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
Euripides , ancient Creek dramatist.
我们懂得善,我们理解善,但是我们无法实现善。人的勇气就是坚信自己的希望能够实现,并为之进行不屈不挠的努
力。。
法国作家赖奇特J. P

Wherever true valor is found, true modesty will there abound.
William Gillbert, British dramatist and poet
真正的勇敢,都包含谦虚。
英国剧作家、诗人吉尔伯特.W.

Words may be false and full of arts ,sighs are the natural language of the heart.
Thomas Shadwell, British dramatist
言语可以是谎言并带有技巧;叹息才是心灵的自然流露。
英国剧作家沙德韦尔.T.