I am sorry when my independence is invaded, or when a gift comes from such as do not know my spirit, and so the act is not supported; and if the gift pleases me overmuch, then I should be ashamed that the donor should read my heart, and see that I love his commodity, and not him.
当我的独立受到侵犯,或礼物来自不了解我心意的人、因而缺乏理解的支撑时,我会难过;而若礼物令我过分欢喜,我又该羞愧,怕赠予者看穿我的心,发现我爱的是他的东西,而不是他。
— Ralph Waldo Emerson · Essays · Gifts —