History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Money is concerned only with what is common to all: it asks for the exchange value, it reduces all quality and individuality to the question: How much?
树木有根则繁茂,根腐则树枯萎;鱼有水才能活,水干涸了鱼则必死;灯有油才光亮,油尽则灯灭。人有真精神,保护则长寿,戕害则必死。