把这一句,留给此刻的你 In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency - money - the distinction between wishes and needs has altogether vanished. 在现代社会,大多数人都住在城市里,需求和愿望都是通过同一个遥远的中介——金钱来实现的,愿望和需要之间的区别已经完全消失了。 — James Buchan 巴肯 收藏此句 复制 译 隐藏译文 相关主题 金钱 社会
“ Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. 你知道,生意也许能带来金钱,但友谊却几乎不能。 Jane Austen 简·奥斯汀
“ Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them. 即使是那些反对名利的作家也希望自己写得好而名扬天下,而那些读过他们作品的人也希望自己读过这些作品而名扬天下。 Blaise Pascal 巴斯卡
“ We imagine that times have changed, because we have, and that we have changed, because times have. 我们想象时代变了,因为我们变了,我们也变了,因为时代变了。 Shraga Silverstein 施拉格·西尔弗斯坦
“ Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is. 奢侈是门口的狼,它的毒牙是成功所滋生的虚荣和自负。当一个艺术家了解到这一点,他知道危险在哪里。 Tennessee Williams 田纳西·威廉斯
“ The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out. 对文明的真正考验不是人口普查,也不是城市的大小,也不是庄稼——不,而是这个国家造就了什么样的人。 Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生
“ Before borrowing money from a friend it's best to decide which you need most. 在向朋友借钱之前,最好先决定你最需要什么。 Joe Moore 乔·摩尔
“ Man's usual routine is to work and to dream and work and dream. 人的日常生活就是工作、梦想、工作、梦想。 Raymond Queneau 雷蒙·格诺
“ It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo. 重要的是集体的声音,即使是在独奏的时候。 Oscar Emmanuel Peterson 奥斯卡·艾曼纽尔·彼得森