A good motive must lead to good effect, and a good purpose must be realized by good measures.

良好的动机一定要取得良好的效果，良好的目的一定是通过良好的手段来实现的。

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I have to admit that most of these discussions tend to fall into the same old rut - "anything you can do I can do better" - which doesn't serve any good purpose.

需要承认的是，大多数这样的讨论最终都会以相同的结果结束—“你能做的，我都可以更好的完成”—这其实毫无意义。

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You should spend your money to good purpose.

你要把钱花得有意义。

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So if you're going to use it for this purpose, it's not going to be good by itself.

所以如果你想用橄榄油清洁身体,它的气味并不是一个理想的选择

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The world is good; humans are important; They have purpose and dignity.

世界很美好，人类很重要;,他们有目的和尊严。

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The purpose of a good law is to facilitate human agency in some ways.

一部好的法律应当是,为促进更好的权力而制定。

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With whatever "celebrity status" I have thanks to " American Idol, " I really want to use it for a good purpose.

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Like many things in America, patents were set up with a good purpose that has been twisted beyond all recognition by large corporations.

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And these devices serve a good purpose: easy and quick access to the web so that you can check emails, read and watch movies.

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