译文：如果得了财产却损失了自己的德行，这样的行为我是不会去做的。
写作是为沉默者发声，让不可见的事物显现。
A rich man's body is like a premium cotton pillow, white and soft and blank. A poor man's body is like a stone, hard and rough and full of edges.
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.
We are all given one thing by which our lives are measured, one determination.