Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.

  • -- Jonathan Swift 乔纳森·斯威夫特

对于那些富有的人来说,没有什么比想象别人是如何陷入贫困更困难的了。

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It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.

令人惊讶的是,很多人在一生中都没有意识到他们对别人的感觉很大程度上是由他们对自己的感觉决定的。

There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots.

我的老祖母曾经说过,世界上只有两家:富人和穷人。

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

我想让我的孩子拥有所有我买不起的东西。然后我想搬去和他们一起住。

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

一个人在想要谴责别人之前,应该反省自己很长一段时间。

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.

贫穷可能是犯罪之母,但缺乏理智则是犯罪之父。

In wealth, many friends; in poverty, not even relatives.

财富多,朋友多;在贫困中,甚至没有亲戚。