If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision those of its members who were most poorly endowed in the distribution or wealth that chance had made, and who were, therefore, most worthy of indulgence.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

如果社会如此严格地对待其成员中那些在机遇所创造的分配或财富方面最缺乏天赋、因而最值得纵容的人,这(难道不是)令人愤慨的吗?

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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

法律,以其庄严的平等,禁止富人和穷人睡在桥下,在街上乞讨,偷面包。

All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.

我们并不是所有的人都有平等的天赋,但是我们所有的人都应该有平等的机会来发展我们的天赋。

Wealth consists not of having great possessions but of having few wants.

财富不在于拥有大量的财产,而在于拥有很少的欲望。

Wealth and obscurity cannot equal poverty and fame.

财富和默默无闻不能等于贫穷和名望。

With much wealth comes many worries.

财富越多,烦恼越多。

Poverty is death in another form.

贫穷是死亡的另一种形式。