Boris Akunin. Planet Water (№ 195676)

A true gentleman is a free man. A free man - one who has a choice. Quality of life is determined not by wealth and status, but only the palette of choice. More diverse than the choices a person has at each stage of life, the higher the level of its existence. Therefore, half-starved tramp lives better than a well-fed slave, especially if the slave does not think about the release.