And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.

  • -- Richard Hovey 理查德·霍维

论到万国的财货,你们好像是买卖的,万国的财货乃是人的,并不是丝,棉,金的。

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There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.

只有一条适用于所有人的法律,那就是支配所有法律的法律,我们造物主的法律,人类的法律,正义,公平的法律——自然和国家的法律。

Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.

民族就像植物和人类一样生长。如果发展受阻,它们就会变得渺小和黯然失色。

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

财富只会在我们身边停留片刻,如果有的话:只有我们的性格是坚定的,而不是我们的财富。

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.

只有当富人生病时,他们才充分感觉到财富的无能。