I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

我喜欢在装饰世界的美丽事物中漫步;但是私人财产,或者任何个人财产,我都会减少,因为它们会夺走我的自由。

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Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions.

许多财产,即使不能使一个人变得更好,至少也能使他的孩子更幸福;这种可怜的希望是许多努力的背后。

It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money.

它是公共艺术,被定义为不花钱的专家购买的艺术。

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases.

旅行的灵魂是自由,完全的自由,随心所欲地思考、感受和行动。

Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.

宽容和自由是伟大共和国的基础。

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.

我认为这是针对我个人的。我被狠狠地揍了一顿。

We are not the sum of our possessions.

我们不是财富的总和。