And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.

  • -- Richard Hovey 理查德·霍维

论到万国的财货,你们好像是买卖的,万国的财货乃是人的,并不是丝,棉,金的。

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If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

如果一个人为自己的财富感到骄傲,那么在人们知道他如何使用财富之前,不应该表扬他。

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

一个国家的债务,如果不过度,将是我们国家的福祉。

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.

与所有国家通商,不与任何国家结盟,应该是我们的座右铭。

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

财富不是属于拥有它的人,而是属于享受它的人。