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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False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth.

一个贫穷的人会有虚假的羞耻,这种羞耻要么对他造成极大伤害,要么对他有利;羞耻是贫穷,自信是财富。

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.

我一点也不明白恩典的奥秘——只知道它在我们所在的地方遇见我们,却不把我们留在它发现我们的地方。

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.

我不认为做运动员是不女性化的。我认为这是一种优雅。

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.

散步是最好的运动。使自己习惯于走得很快。

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.

对死亡的恐惧与财富的增长成正比。

As an actor, being on autopilot is the worst thing possible.

作为一个演员,处于自动驾驶状态是可能发生的最糟糕的事情。

The highest form of development is to govern one's self.

发展的最高形式是管理自己。

Govern yourself and you can govern the world.

管好你自己,你就能管好这个世界。