PROPOSITION I. THEOREM. No rulers will do anything which may hurt the people. This is the thesis to be maintained; and the following we humbly offer to Mr Mill, as its syllogistic demonstration. No rulers will do that which produces pain to themselves. But the unfavourable sentiments of the people will give pain to them. Therefore no rulers will do anything which may excite the unfavourable sentiments of the people. But the unfavourable sentiments of the people are excited by everything which hurts them.英文原著 · 《The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches-2》
"The painful embarrassment I felt, as her true meaning shot through my mind, surpassed anything I had imagined, or experienced in anticipation, when planning how I should declare myself to Eunice. Miss Ringtop was at least ten years older than I, far from handsome (but you remember her face,) and so affectedly sentimental, that I, sentimental as I was then, was sick of hearing her talk. Her hallucination was so monstrous, and gave me such a shock of desperate alarm, that I spoke, on the impulse of the moment, with great energy, without regarding how her feelings might be wounded.英文原著 · 《Beauty and The Beast》
I should imperfectly fulfil the purpose of this book, if, after having shown what opinions and sentiments are suggested by the principle of equality, I did not point out, ere I conclude, the general influence which these same opinions and sentiments may exercise upon the government of human societies. To succeed in this object I shall frequently have to retrace my steps; but I trust the reader will not refuse to follow me through paths already known to him, which may lead to some new truth.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-2》
But however selfish pity may be, BENEVOLENCE certainly springs from a more noble origin. It is a good-natured,--generous sentiment, which does not require being put to the torture in order to be stimulated to action. And it is this sentiment, not pity, or compassion, which I would wish to excite.英文原著 · 《ESSAYS-1》
"I'll read it out, if you'll allow me. "'CHARING CROSS STATION. "'DEAR STEVIE,
"'I told you yesterday morning that I was going abroad alone. Afterwards I changed my mind--I meant to take her. I went to her lodgings for the purpose. I have lived too long amongst sentiments for such a piece of reality as that. Class has saved me; it has triumphed over my most primitive instincts. "'I am going alone--back to my sentiments.英文原著 · 《Fraternity》
For every individual this work is the very condition of his dignity. The question is, should we have these ideas and these sentiments, if, in the times before us, there had not been some exceptional individuals who seized them, as it were, in the air and made them viable and durable? These exceptional individuals were capable of thinking more vigorously, of feeling more deeply, and of expressing themselves more forcibly than we are. They bequeathed these ideas and sentiments to us. Literary history is, then, above and beyond all things, the perpetual examination of the conscience of humanity.英文原著 · 《George Sand》
Didn't you ever lose anything sentimental you had for a long time?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I guess the sentiment is his money's cheap. and dirty.美剧 · 《Billions》
Maybe when you embrace someone, it's a move, but when I do it, it's an expression of profound sentiment.美剧 · 《Billions》
The sentimental approach was never going to work on you.美剧 · 《Billions》
And now let me become less sentimental, and say that saving lives -- And now let me become less sentimental, and say that saving lives --演讲 · 《Aid versus trade ~ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala》