这样的人知道自己的价值，但没有炫耀它。这样的人可以看着任何人都不会退缩。即使是一个贫穷的人，一个无所事事，也可以在拥有财富或权力的人的面前直立。人们不知道，MMA Ramotswe觉得，在那些日子里，我们似乎拥有这么少的日子里有多少，我们有很多。她
(Such men knew their worth, but did not flaunt it. Such men could look anybody in the eye without flinching; even a poor man, a man with nothing, could stand upright in the presence of those who had wealth or power. People did not know, Mma Ramotswe felt, just how much we had in those days-those days when we seemed to have so little, we had so much. She)