A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward. ?

善行并不能抵消恶行，恶行也不能掩盖善行，行为各有其报应处置。——史坦尼斯。

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You should know that not all neighbors are going to follow your requirement, and some may act in a bad manner.

你应该知道，并不是所有的邻居都会遵循你的要求，有些邻居可能会做出不好的行为。

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Just as bad curses program the mind of a person to act bad, good ones program his mind to be better.

正如坏的诅咒能控制一个人的思想，使其表现不良；好的诅咒则能控制其思想使其表现良好。

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It usually takes several good acts to build, and one bad act to lose.

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Here, NCAA evidence does not show that Cam knew or ratified any bad act of his father.

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There can be ratification, where one did not know of the bad act beforehand, but accepted the benefits of it later.

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