A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.

一个把鲜花定价成奢侈品的国家还没有学会文明的首要原则。

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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.

你们若不善待穷人，就不能奢侈度日。不，你把钱花在奢侈品上，比给他们更多的好处;因为你将银子花在奢侈品上，就叫他们劳苦，将银子给人，就叫他们闲了。

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What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete.

它最看重的是所有事件和文明进步的总和，而文明进步也带来了个人;但是，对细节漠不关心，它更关心的是高尚，或者，更确切地说，宏大和完整，而不是真实的细节。

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Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

文明的存在，就是为了没有群众，只有足够警觉的人，永远不会构成群众。

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In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

体育绝不能被视为奢侈品。

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