Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

  • -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普

如果可能的话,优雅地获得地位和财富;如果没有,无论如何要获得财富和地位。

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After I asked him what he meant, he replied that freedom consisted of the unimpeded right to get rich, to use his ability, no matter what the cost to others, to win advancement.

当我问他这是什么意思时,他回答说,自由包括不受阻碍地获得财富的权利,使用自己的能力,不管别人付出什么代价,赢得晋升的权利。

Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you - gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.

哦,你们这些柔弱而美丽的人,他们如此优雅地放弃了。你所需要的是一个人来抓住你——温柔地,带着爱,把你的生活还给你。

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.

我们不能寻求或获得健康、财富、学识、正义或善良。行动总是具体的、具体的、个性化的、独特的。

If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be.

如果有可能过一种完全没有任何罪恶感的生活,那将是一个多么可怕的真空。

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

治理的唯一合法权利是被治理者明确授予的权力。

Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to It.

恩典常在。你所需要做的就是向它投降。

We must govern from the middle, or we will not be able to govern at all.

我们必须从中间来治理,否则我们根本无法治理。

I take every possible side.

我支持每一个可能的方面。