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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The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty.

衡量一个社会伟大与否的标准在于它如何对待那些最需要帮助的人,那些除了贫穷一无所有的人。

We cannot not say how much wealth there is in a country till we know how it is shared among its inhabitants.

在我们知道一个国家的居民如何分享财富之前,我们不能说这个国家有多少财富。

I came from a very poor family and my main dream in life was to break out of this poverty.

我来自一个非常贫穷的家庭,我人生的主要梦想就是摆脱这种贫困。

Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

如果可能的话,优雅地获得地位和财富;如果没有,无论如何要获得财富和地位。