But because of the dual constitution of things, in labor as in life there can be no cheating. The thief steals from himself. The swindler swindles himself.
然而,万物具有相互对应的两面,因此无论劳动还是生活,都无法真正作弊。窃贼偷走的是自己的东西,骗子欺骗的也是自己。
— Ralph Waldo Emerson · Compensation · Essays: First Series (1841) —