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It’s quite possible to turn honor into money, almost impossible to convert money into honor.
Speaker: Pierre BordieuSource: Debt: The First 5,000 YearsPosted: 10 Nov 2014 at 11:24 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment!
It’s quite possible to turn honor into money, almost impossible to convert money into honor.
As one enlarges his ability to get others to understand him, he opens up to that extent his opportunity for usefulness. Certainly in our society, where it is necessary for many for them even in the simplest matters to co-operate with each other, it is necessary first of all to understand each other. Language is the principal conveyor of understanding, and so we must learn to use it, not crudely but discriminatingly.