With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

  • -- Adam Smith 亚当·史密斯

对大多数富人来说,财富的主要享受在于炫耀财富。

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Greater than scene is situation. Greater than situation is implication. Greater than all of these is a single, entire human being, who will never be confined in any frame.

情景胜于场景。言外之意大于言外之意。比这一切更伟大的是一个单独的、完整的人,他永远不会被限制在任何框架内。

Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.

财富的价值来自于拥有者的思想;它们是那些知道如何使用它们的人的祝福,是那些不知道如何使用它们的人的诅咒。

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.

我刚刚学会注意星星的不同颜色,已经开始有一种新的享受。

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

如果我们更强大,环境对我们的不利就会减弱,这一点始终是正确的。

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

艺术,就像道德一样,就是在某处画一条线。

Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

财富不会使人富有,只会使人更忙。

I do not let a bad score ruin my enjoyment for golf.

我不会让一个糟糕的分数毁了我打高尔夫球的乐趣。

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

使人高兴的艺术在于使人高兴。