In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

  • -- Confucius 孔子

在一个治理良好的国家,贫穷是一件令人羞愧的事。在一个管理不善的国家,财富是一件令人羞愧的事情。

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On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.

一方面,我们必须问,是否有一些领域的全民福利已经无法承受?但另一方面,让我们看看依赖的问题,我们通过人们所享有的福利使他们陷入贫困。

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck.

穷人有两种,一种是一起贫穷的人,另一种是独自贫穷的人。第一类是真正的穷人,其他的是运气不好的富人。

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started.

只有不需要财富的人才适合继承财富,无论他从哪里开始,他都能创造财富。

I have never known so much naive conviction allied to greater intellectual poverty.

我从未见过如此天真的信念与更大的智力贫困相关联。