It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.

-- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

一个人所要求的并不是财富，而是足以维护他的尊严、不受束缚地工作、慷慨、坦率和独立。

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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

自由、道德和个人的人格尊严正是由这些组成;他行善，不是因为他被迫这样做，而是因为他自由地构思、想要和爱它。

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After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.

赢得权杖后，很少有人会如此慷慨地蔑视统治的乐趣。

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Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

那些坚持自己职位尊严的人，表明他们不配得到这份尊严。

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I'm very generous.

我很慷慨。

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