I wish to be by oneself with you all night.

我期望整夜都与你在一起。

youdao

Selflessness doesn't seem to be one of those qualities that ensure survival of a bloodline, since, by definition, it means acting against oneself.

从定义上来说，利他主义意味着同自己作对，所以无私看起来并不是可以保证血脉传承的那些品质之一。

youdao

Let it be one of the chief lessons of experience to keep hope alive without entirely satisfying it, by preserving it to make oneself always needed even by a patron on the throne.

努力保持人们对你的需求之心，并且不让其需求得到完全满足，这是经验给人们最重要的启示之一。此法让你变得必不可缺，甚至连君主也永远需要你。

youdao

Can the same be true by surrounding oneself with people with exceptional character?

FORBES: Assume the Position: Posing Your Way to Personal Power And Excellence