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Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.

  • -- Jean Cocteau 让·科克图

财富是一种与生俱来的心态，就像贫穷一样。发家致富的乞丐可以炫耀他的战利品，但却不能把它们戴得冠冕堂皇。

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On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.

一方面，我们必须问，是否有一些领域的全民福利已经无法承受?但另一方面，让我们看看依赖的问题，我们通过人们所享有的福利使他们陷入贫困。

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Their poverty secured their freedom, since our desires and our possessions are the strongest fetters of despotism.

他们的贫困保障了他们的自由，因为我们的欲望和财产是专制制度最强大的枷锁。

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Life begets life. Energy becomes energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

生活生的生活。能源成为能源。花钱使人富裕。

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I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.

我并不是在财富、资源或任何社会地位的熏陶下长大的。

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