A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

对于生活在文明社会的人来说,一种轻微的日常的无意识的奢侈几乎是永远不会缺少的;就像和煦的气候中温和的空气一样,它是一种永久的微小享受。

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I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be killed. Gray is not a color I wear well. I should be dead. I know that. I should not be successful. I know that too. My daily existence is a toss of the coin - one side, fear, the other side, gratitude.

我是个有节制问题的人。全有或全无。暴和清洗。杀或被杀。灰色不是我喜欢穿的颜色。我应该死了。我知道。我不应该成功。我也知道。我的日常生活就是抛硬币——一边是恐惧,另一边是感激。

We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man.

我们已经进入了这样一个时代:教育不仅仅是一种奢侈品,它使一些人比其他人更有优势。在这个复杂的工业化社会里,没有它,一个人就没有了防御能力。我们真正进入了一个有知识的人的世纪。

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

既然每个人都渴望幸福,那么很明显,他对幸福的设想是工作还是享受都不是小事。

Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart.

我的圣诞礼物!这是在大厅里点燃好客之火,在心中点燃慈善之火的季节。

All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening.

所有我真正喜欢做的事情要么是不道德的,非法的,要么是使人发胖。

The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions.

每日敬拜神的纪律是作决定的基础。

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

体育绝不能被视为奢侈品。