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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

一个人所要求的并不是财富，而是足以维护他的尊严、不受束缚地工作、慷慨、坦率和独立。

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The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies.

现行的自私利益和竞争原则已经到了极点;在这一过程中，它孤立了人类的心灵，钝化了人类最敏锐的感情，消灭了人类最慷慨的冲动和同情心。

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If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

如果一个作家对他所写的东西知道的足够多，他可能会省略他所知道的东西。冰山运动的尊严在于它只有九分之一露出水面。

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You find with the really great actors, the ones you really admire and look up to, very often they're very giving, generous, warm people.

你会发现，那些真正伟大的演员，那些你真正欣赏和敬仰的演员，往往是非常乐于奉献、慷慨、热情的人。

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Having the right to show up and speak are basic to survival, to dignity, and to liberty.

拥有露面和发言的权利是生存、尊严和自由的基础。

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