There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits.

  • -- Thomas Babington Macaulay 麦考莱

说社会上的某一部分人也许完全有能力保护其他人的人身和财产,但又完全不适合指导我们的意见,或监督我们的私人习惯,这当然并不矛盾。

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We have to make their livelihoods viable, get them the proper prices for their produce, try and make them stay rather than sell their property and leave again.

我们必须让他们的生计维持下去,为他们的农产品找到合适的价格,努力让他们留下来,而不是卖掉他们的财产,然后再离开。

I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.

我认为看喜剧会让你养成坏习惯……这就像走钢丝,要忠于角色,忠于讽刺,让讽刺发生。

It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits.

让你富有的不是你的薪水,而是你的消费习惯。

Property has its duties as well as its rights.

财产有它的权利,也有它的义务。