Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

  • -- Theodore Roosevelt 西奥多·罗斯福

当我们让嫉妒和仇恨的恶习深入我们的本性时,中等收入的人对自己造成的伤害可能是巨大财富所造成的最大伤害。

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The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

爱的开始是让我们所爱的人成为完美的自己,而不是扭曲他们以符合我们自己的形象。否则,我们只爱自己在他们身上的反映。

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.

原罪是关于人的一件事,它使人能够设想自己的完美,却不能实现它。

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

幸福与其说是拥有不如说是分享。我们靠得到的东西生活,但我们靠给予的东西生活。

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.

美丽只是肤浅的,但如果你很穷或者没有任何判断力,它就是一笔宝贵的财富。

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

我们最大的光荣不在于从不失败,而在于每次失败后都能站起来。

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.

在人生早期经历几次失败是最大的实际益处。

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

美德这个词对个人利益和罪恶一样有用。

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.

为你的局限性辩护,它们肯定是你的。

Whoever hastens to grow rich will not go unpunished.

任何急于致富的人都会受到惩罚。