What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

我们所说的慷慨,在很大程度上只是给予的虚荣心;我们这样做是因为我们更喜欢虚荣心而不是我们给予的东西。

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Vanity is a vital aid to nature: completely and absolutely necessary to life. It is one of nature's ways to bind you to the earth.

虚荣心对自然是一种重要的帮助:对生命来说是完全和绝对必要的。这是大自然将你与地球联系在一起的方式之一。

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

对心脏来说,没有什么运动比俯身把人举起来更有益的了。

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

我们不能容忍别人的虚荣心,因为它冒犯了我们自己。

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

给予的习惯只会增强给予的欲望。