"There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations."

解释：好像白色的丝一样，放到蓝色的染缸中，就成为青色；放到红色的染缸中，就成为赤色。

通货膨胀无论何时何地都是一种货币现象。

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."