财富的增加就像从山顶滚落下来的雪球。它当然有分崩离析的可能,假如碰到了路障——比如树桩或石头,雪球将骤然解体,但如果一切顺利,它就越来越大,最后巨大得像一栋坚固持久的大房子。富人懂得如何将“雪球”安全地滚下,穷人则只会无谓地非理性冒险,一厢情愿地认为:如果我像他那样滚下去,也会一夜暴富。 The increase in wealth is like a snowball rolled down from the top of a mountain. Of course, it could break apart. If you hit a roadblock - such as a stump or stone, the snowball will suddenly disintegrate, but if all goes well, it will grow bigger and bigger, and at last it will look like a big, solid, long-standing house. The rich know how to roll off Snowball safely, and the poor will only use senseless and irrational risks, wishful thinking: If I roll down like him, I’ll get rich overnight.