For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

  • -- Robert A. Heinlein 罗伯特·海因莱因

对我来说,礼貌是文明的必要条件。

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While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them. It has created palaces, but it was not so easy to create noblemen and kings.

虽然文明一直在改善我们的住房,但它并没有同样改善住在其中的人。它创造了宫殿,但创造贵族和国王并不容易。

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

文明和利益是相辅相成的。