One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

  • -- Chanakya 考底利耶

一个人的知识只局限于书本,而他的财富却掌握在别人的手中,当需要知识或财富时,他既不能使用知识,也不能使用财富。

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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。

Every kind of book I've written has been written in a different way. There has not been any set time for writing, any set way, I haven't re-invented the process every time but I almost have.

我写过的每一本书都是用不同的方式写的。没有固定的写作时间,也没有固定的写作方式,我没有每次都重新发明写作的过程,但我几乎做到了。

I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.

我想在视觉上和智力上定义婚礼的词汇。这本书不仅仅是关于婚礼或婚纱。这是对女性生活和创造力的隐喻。

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope.

恰当地说,人是基于希望的,除了希望,他别无所有;他的这个世界充满了希望。

The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.

云可以降下来,有爵位和产业;财富可以寻求我们,但智慧必须寻求。

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

对拥有的对象不负有义务的占有接近幸福。