Money is a singular thing. It ranks with love as man's greatest source of joy. And with death as his greatest source of anxiety. Over all history it has oppressed nearly all people in one of two ways: either it has been abundant and very unreliable, or reliable and very scarce.

钱是独一无二的东西。它和爱一样，是人类最大的快乐源泉。而死亡是他最大的焦虑来源。纵观历史，它以两种方式压迫着几乎所有的人:要么是资源丰富但极不可靠，要么是可靠而稀缺。