feeling that all extremes meet, and that, if one is not on one's guard, lowered fortunes may lead to baseness of soul, he kept a jealous watch on his pride.
他感到人间事物是一一相承,物质的缺乏可以导致灵魂的堕落,于是便疾恶如仇捍卫着自己的自尊心。
fine feathers and scarlet cloaks would not be excuses for baseness and deception.
漂亮的帽缨,鲜红的军服也就不能成为开脱卑鄙行径和欺骗手段的工具了。
and yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness , far inferior to other parts.
不过勇气是无知与卑贱的产儿,远不如其他条件重要。
i did not know how much pose there is in the sincere how much baseness in the noble.