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。