You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
— Demosthenes  ·  Actions

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chivalrous ['ʃɪvəlrəs] 词频5
adj. （尤指对女人）有骑士风度的，彬彬有礼的;侠义;侠;
💡 chivalr骑士精神+ous...的→像骑士的,侠义的,大侠的
"Never was husband more devoted, more respectful , more chivalrous. But love?"
从来没有哪个丈夫这么忠诚,这么殷勤, 这么体贴周到. 可是爱情 呢 ?
近义：illustrious, knightly, noble, sportsmanlike, chivalric, courteous
spirit ['spɪrɪt] 词频1 词根: spir
n. 精神，心灵;情绪;勇气;精髓; v. 神秘地带走;
💡 spir呼吸+it名词→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上.
近义：obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman 反义：soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
whatever [wət'ɛvɚ] 词频2
pron. 无论什么;任何（事物）;诸如此类;（表示不在乎，什么都可接受）什么都可以; adj. 无论什么…都;无论怎样…都;任何…也;
💡 what什么+ever究竟→无论什么
"Do whatever seems best to you."
你觉得什么最好，就做什么。
近义：any, whatsoever, whichever, whichsoever, either, anything
proud [praʊd] 词频1
adj. 自豪的，得意的;光荣的，高尚的;傲慢的;有自尊心的;
💡 胖(p)肉(rou)多(d)的女人很 骄傲 网友：马胜敏 补充：1：球队有许多值得自豪的事，譬如（pr）这套圆（o）奖牌与奖杯（u）就是我们上次的（d）成果
"She is too proud to see her own mistake."
她太骄傲了,看不到自己的错误.
近义：infatuated, insolent, arrogant, pretentious, prideful, smug 反义：low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
conduct ['kɔndʌkt, -dəkt] 词频1 词根: 教导
vt.& vi. 引导;带领;控制;传导; vt. 组织;安排;实施;执行; adj. 指挥，带领，护送; vi. （在乐队里）当指挥;（在公共电汽车或火车上）当售票员;指路;
💡 conductor n.售票员-conduct v.指导 网友：yqy 补充：con共同＋duct通过管道传输＝引导 网友：yqy补充： 【同】behaviou
"to conduct a campaign"
领导一场运动
近义：relay, transfer, transmit, convey, head, lead
mean [min] 词频2 词根: 心智
v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;产生…结果; adj. 吝啬的;刻薄的;破旧的;残忍的; n. 平均数;中间;几何平均;等比中数;
💡 他哭mean（意味着）想吃吃meat（肉）
"I don't mean to disparage your achievements."
我并不想贬低你的成就。
近义：hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, purport, signify 反义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal

📜 Demosthenes 的更多名言

"The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once."
"Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true."
"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."
"The fact speak for themselves."
"He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach."
"All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action."
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"Actions lie louder than words."
— Carolyn Wells
"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way... you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions."
— Aristotle
"I've arrived at this outermost edge of my life by my own actions. Where I am is thoroughly unacceptable. Therefore, I must stop doing what I've been doing."
— Alice Koller
"I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions."
— Dorothy Day
"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire."
— Aristotle
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