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Ég vitna af og til í Ogden Nash. Og ýmislegt sem ég hef heyrt og lesið að undanförnu hefur orðið til þess að þetta brot úr The Terrible People rifjaðist upp fyrir mér:

Perhaps indeed the possession of wealth is constantly distressing,
But I should be quite willing to assume every curse of wealth if I could at the same time assume every blessing.
The only incurable troubles of the rich are the troubles that money can't cure,
Which is a kind of trouble that is even more troublesome if you are poor.
Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won't buy, but it's very funny -
Have you ever tried to buy them without money?