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"Let the rich man’s son speak, even though he is a dumb. When evaluating a rich man, don’t ask how much money he has; just ask when he got it."

— Victor Hugo

January 1, 1970

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Proverbs Uyghurs

Original Language: English

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As explained by Hoshur: "It is generally argued that in matters of (social) justice, a reliable speaker should be selected from those who are not deceived by money and are not afraid of threats. Put simply, the children of wealthy people tend to be stable, flexible, able to make independent decisions, and less self-centered than others. …The philosophy behind [the proverb about the rich man's son] is that wealth, no matter how great, cannot satiate the first generation of the family to whom it b

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As explained by Hoshur: "It is generally argued that in matters of (social) justice, a reliable speaker should be selected from those who are not deceived by money and are not afraid of threats. Put simply, the children of wealthy people tend to be stable, flexible, able to make independent decisions, and less self-centered than others. …The philosophy behind [the proverb about the rich man's son] is that wealth, no matter how great, cannot satiate the first generation of the family to whom it b