Envy has no other quality but that of detraction from virtue. 嫉妒除了毁损美德外,别无他用。
Weak men are crushed by detraction, but the brave hold on and succeed. 贬抑只能压倒弱者,勇者则能坚持到胜利.
detraction
[ noun ]
a petty disparagement
<noun.communication>
the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
<noun.act> let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken
Detraction \De*trac"tion\, n. [F. d['e]traction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.]
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. --Bacon.
2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.