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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I believe that if creative people are open and generous enough when working with each other, a lot more can be learned and achieved by both parties. That's what it's all about, trying to produce the best work possible on any given project.

我相信,如果有创造力的人在合作时足够开放和慷慨,双方都可以学到更多,取得更多的成就。这就是它的意义所在,在任何给定的项目上,都要尽可能地做出最好的工作。

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

一个文明社会至少应该为那些努力工作、毕生储蓄的人提供慷慨的基本国家养老金。

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。

Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.

只有人有尊严;因此,只有男人才会有趣。