A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.

一个把鲜花定价成奢侈品的国家还没有学会文明的首要原则。

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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

你们若不善待穷人，就不能奢侈度日。不，你把钱花在奢侈品上，比给他们更多的好处;因为你将银子花在奢侈品上，就叫他们劳苦，将银子给人，就叫他们闲了。

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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.

我知道我想做一些有创意的事情。我不认为我有机会做这样的事情，因为我不知道有谁追求过他们真正热爱的东西，但我有唱歌或写作的梦想。

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The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.

个人的自由不是文明的礼物。在任何文明出现之前，它是最伟大的。

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Education is the transmission of civilization.

教育是文明的传播。

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