勃兰兑斯《十九世纪文学主流 法国的浪漫派》：
it shrinks from the old, the sick, and the poor; it does homage to luck, to strength, and, above all, to wealth; it tolerates no misfortune out of which it cannot by some means or other coin money.
社会对于老人、病人和穷人都退避三舍；而对于幸运、强力，尤其是财富却倍加尊崇。它决不容忍不幸，因为它不能设法用不幸来铸造金钱。