That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called. Retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title.

我们叫做玫瑰的这一种花要是换了个名字,它的香味还是同样的芬芳，罗密欧要是，换了别的名字，他的可爱的完美,也决不会有丝毫改变。

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We bump into societies that may be more or less just, or individuals who may be more or less just, but we never bump into justice itself.

我们可能遇见或多或少有点正义的社会,或多或少有点正义的个人,但是我们决不会撞见正义本身

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Let me say, I am by no means convinced that the idea for the philosopher-king is an impossibility or is intended as a kind of absurdity.

我要声明，我决不采信,哲学家国王概念,不可能的说法,或说那是种荒谬的说法。

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