We are not the sum of our possessions.

  • -- George H. W. Bush 乔治·H·W·布什

我们不是财富的总和。

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Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that all property should be inferiour to its possessor. But how does the slave differ from his master, but by chance?

根据同样的原则,人也不能被看作是财产中的土地、货物或房屋。所有的财产都应低于其拥有者是必要的。但是奴隶和主人有什么不同呢?

Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

不必要的财产是不必要的负担。如果你有它们,你必须照顾它们!简单的生活有很大的自由。最幸福的人是那些拥有足够但不太多的人。

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

我相信,我们对自己的选择完全负责,我们必须接受我们一生中每一个行为、言语和思想的后果。

Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.

没有什么比竭力使一件事显得自然更妨碍它成为自然的了。