Gross and vulgar minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent; for wealth, although it be a far less efficient source of power than talent, happens to be far more intelligible.

  • -- Charles Caleb Colton 英国作家科尔顿

粗俗粗俗的人总是对财富比对才能更尊重;因为,尽管财富是一种远不如人才有效的权力来源,但它碰巧要容易理解得多。

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The accumulation of personal wealth and the extension of commercial transactions have developed a great and lamentable increase in certain classes of crimes, while the improvements in transport have largely facilitated the escape of fugitive criminals.

个人财富的积累和商业交易的扩大使某些种类的犯罪大大增加,令人感到遗憾,而运输方面的改善在很大程度上便利了在逃罪犯的逃跑。

Hae you gear, or hae you nane, tine heart and a' is gone.

有了你的装备,或者你的纳内,我的心和一个'走了。