The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

黄金的欲望不是为了黄金。它是为了自由和利益的手段。

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Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

欲望是一切成就的起点,不是希望,不是愿望,而是一种超越一切的强烈的脉动的欲望。

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word 'lavish' and everything being magnificent.

我认为导演们可能会过度迷恋镀金和黄金,以及“奢华”这个词和一切华丽的东西。

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold or silver, but only render brass current.

荣誉的头衔就像硬币上的印痕,不能增加金银的价值,只能使铜流通。

Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.

成功是短暂的。你完全依赖别人的欲望,这让你很难放松。

Happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.

没有自由的幸福,或没有幸福的自由。没有第三种选择。

We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

我们埋葬了自由腐烂的尸体。