Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.

  • -- Walter Bagehot 沃尔特·巴格霍特

贫穷对富人来说是一种反常现象;很难理解为什么想吃晚饭的人不按铃。

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And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about.

这让人感到悲哀,因为当艺术家们在一种乐器上得到完善和训练时,这对人们来说就像一个惊喜——几乎是一种反常。这是人们最不愿意考虑的事情。

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。

But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I lay them at your feet... Tread softly; for you tread on my dreams.

但是我很穷,只有我的梦想。我把它们放在你的脚下……轻轻地踏过;因为你踩着我的梦。

Poor people entertain with the heart.

穷人用心灵娱乐。

Poverty is being single.

贫穷就是单身。