It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。

It’s easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. 防止染上恶习远比消除恶习容易。

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults. or resolution enough to mend them!
承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心。

Trick and treachery are the practice if fools；they have not wit enough to be honest.
傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人。

Thirst after desert, not reward. 渴求美德而非奖赏。

If thou injure conscience, it will have its revenge on thee. 伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。 

None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
唯有有教养者方知如何承认错误，或意识到自己行为。

If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.
若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。

An honest man will receive neither money nor praise； that is not his due.
正直的人既不收受他人的钱财，也不接受他人的奉承，这些都不是他应得的。

The honest man takes pains, and then enjoys pleasure. 正直的人先

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