Money is not essential, but this wide affinity is, which transcends the habits of clique and caste, and makes itself felt by men of all classes.
金钱并非根本;根本在于这种广泛的亲和力,它超越小圈子与阶层的习气,使各个阶层的人都能感受到。
— Ralph Waldo Emerson · Essays · Manners —
Money is not essential, but this wide affinity is, which transcends the habits of clique and caste, and makes itself felt by men of all classes.
金钱并非根本;根本在于这种广泛的亲和力,它超越小圈子与阶层的习气,使各个阶层的人都能感受到。