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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

  • -- Honoré de Balzac 尊敬的巴尔扎克

礼貌只是一般自私的表面现象。

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We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we never know what the particular prices or wages are which would exist if the market were to bring about such an equilibrium.

换句话说，我们知道一般的情况，在这种情况下，我们所谓的均衡会建立起来，这多少有点误导人，但我们永远不知道，如果市场带来这样一种均衡，会存在什么样的特定价格或工资。

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There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.

对于一个演员来说，没有什么比失去一个机会更令人兴奋的了，成为一个已经失去的人——尤其是当这个人一开始就有一种控制的假象的时候。被打破是美好的。

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Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds.

与其在自私的种子长成巨大的杂草后试图根除它们，不如不要播下自私的种子。

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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

自私不是按照自己的意愿生活，而是要求别人按照自己的意愿生活。

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Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

我们可以说，一般说来，人类是善变的、虚伪的、贪婪的。

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A little courtesy will go a long way.

一点礼貌就会大有帮助。

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