罗素《嫉妒》:

Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.

乞丐不嫉妒百万富翁，虽然他们一定嫉妒比自己收获更多的别的乞丐。

原文：

Envy is, of course, closely connected with competition. We do not envy a good fortune which we conceive as quite hopelessly out of our reach. In an age when the social hierarchy is fixed, the lowest classes do not envy the upper classes so long as the division between rich and poor is thought to be ordained by God. Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.

嫉妒，当然和竞争有密切的关联。凡是我们以为绝对无法到手的一宗幸运，我们决不嫉妒。在社会阶级固定的时代，在大家相信贫富的分野是上帝安排的时代，最低微的阶级绝不嫉妒上面的各阶级。乞丐不嫉妒百万富翁，虽然他们一定嫉妒比自己收获更多的别的乞丐。