The individual has become a mere cog in an enormous organization of things and powers which tear from his hands all progress, spirituality, and value in order to transform them from their subjective form into the form of a purely objective life.

译文：奢靡一发不可收拾，勤俭方能长久安乐。奢侈为凶，节俭为吉，这些征兆可以看得出来的。赏析：成由勤俭败由奢。家庭的成功离不开勤俭的好习惯，浪费铺张迟早会败掉万贯家财。勤俭持家会让家庭越来越兴旺发达，奢靡无度让家庭走向衰落，变得越来越凶险。

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.