One can still succeed by using others' money and material resources artfully when he himself is short of "capital". Of course, all this should be done without offence to legal and moral principles.

一个人在缺少成功的“本钱”的时候，可以在不违反法律和道德规范的前提下，巧妙地借他人的财力和物力为自己创造成功。

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