Saint Paul enumerates what we now call the cardinal virtues: ; "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

圣保罗列举了我们现在所说的基本美德：,信念，希望，仁爱，这三种;,最重要的美德就是仁爱“

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Somewhere in The Great Gatsby, which was my Tom Sawyer when I was twelve, the youthful narrator remarks that everybody suspects himself of having at least one of the cardinal virtues and he goes on to say that he thinks his, bless his heart, is honesty.

在Great，Gatsby的某个地方，我表哥在那,当时我12岁，那个年轻的叙事者谈论道,每个人都怀疑他,有至少一种基本的美德，他继续说,他认为他的内心是诚实的。

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