A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

对于生活在文明社会的人来说,一种轻微的日常的无意识的奢侈几乎是永远不会缺少的;就像和煦的气候中温和的空气一样,它是一种永久的微小享受。

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I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be killed. Gray is not a color I wear well. I should be dead. I know that. I should not be successful. I know that too. My daily existence is a toss of the coin - one side, fear, the other side, gratitude.

我是个有节制问题的人。全有或全无。暴和清洗。杀或被杀。灰色不是我喜欢穿的颜色。我应该死了。我知道。我不应该成功。我也知道。我的日常生活就是抛硬币——一边是恐惧,另一边是感激。

Play is the best natural resource in a creative economy. Kids need more of it. It is the work of childhood. We hope to intrinsically change the opinion that play is not just a luxury but an absolute necessity for kids' lives.

在创造性经济中,游戏是最好的自然资源。孩子们需要更多。这是童年的作品。我们希望从本质上改变这样一种观念,即玩耍不仅是一种奢侈品,而且是孩子们生活的绝对必需品。

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You're not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else.

也许是因为我变老了,我在停止时间的事情中找到了乐趣。品尝一杯葡萄酒的简单行为本身就是一件大事。你不是在做别的事情的时候喝下一杯酒。

What we are only now beginning to fully realize is that in seeking material pleasure too constantly, the capacity for enjoyment or fulfillment decreases and eventually becomes exhausted.

我们现在才开始充分认识到的是,过于频繁地追求物质上的快乐,享受或满足的能力就会下降,最终变得疲惫不堪。

I think one reason people play golf is it allows them to obsess about something other than the daily crap. It takes your mind off that.

我认为人们打高尔夫球的一个原因是它让他们沉迷于日常琐事之外的事情。它会让你忘记这一点。

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.

历史上没有任何一个认为自己可以通过不冒犯敌人来保护自由的人幸存下来。

Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart.

我的圣诞礼物!这是在大厅里点燃好客之火,在心中点燃慈善之火的季节。