He who gives himself entirely to his fellow-men appears to them useless and selfish; but he who gives himself partially to them is pronounced a benefactor and philanthropist.
把自己完全奉献给同胞的人，在他们看来反倒无用而自私；只奉献一部分的人，却被称作恩人与慈善家。
— Henry David Thoreau · On the Duty of Civil Disobedience —