This desire to gain and keep money is a force for good: with the defence of property comes the rule of law.

这种赚取并储存钱的愿望是一种向好的力量：财产占有形成了法律条款。

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For happiness, you're better off using your money to have a great experience than to gain a possession.

要提高幸福感，你最好花钱去获得非凡的体验，而不是买东西。

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If it was not allowable for him to gain my affections, because I had no money, what occasion could there be for making love to a girl whom he did not care about, and who was equally poor?

要是说，他不愿意跟我相爱，就是因为我没有钱，那么，他一向不关心的一个姑娘，一个同样穷的姑娘，他又有什么理由要去跟她谈恋爱呢？

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She often gave fifteen interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.

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They waste depositor money for political gain.

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They also argued that former Edwards aide Andrew Young used the money for his own gain and to pay for Hunter's medical expenses to hide the affair from Edwards' wife.

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The show also charged that Mr Cho's wife sold a building constructed with collection money for her own gain.

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