There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

有些人对自卑如此不耐烦,以至于他们的感激是一种报复,他们回报利益,不是因为报偿是一种快乐,而是因为义务是一种痛苦

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I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude.

我有一些朋友对我很好,我很幸运,我有能力向他们表达我的感激之情。

All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.

所有的罪都源于一种自卑感,也就是所谓的野心。

Just because you like my stuff doesn't mean I owe you anything.

你喜欢我的东西并不意味着我欠你什么。