People are selfish and cruel.

人们总是自私自利，残酷无情。

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Although they are selfish and cruel, eldritch giants are smart enough to bargain fairly when they must and perceptive enough to know that open conflict distracts them from their studies.

尽管他们自私且残忍，但在必要时，他们拥有进行公平谈判的智慧，也充分明白公开冲突会分散它们的研究精力。

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He became proud, and cruel, and selfish.

他变得骄傲、无情和自私。

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The aristocracy might be selfish and sometimes cruel, but it's also witty, cultivated, mannerly and effortlessly elegant and self-assured.

WSJ: Theodore Dalrymple on the Secret Appeal of Downton Abbey

That is very selfish and very cruel.

NEWYORKER: Pumpkin Head