Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

知足使穷人富有;不知足使富人变穷。

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Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

财产不是神圣的权利。富人变穷是一种不幸,而不是道德上的罪恶。当一个穷人变得贫困,这是一种道德上的罪恶,充满了后果,有害于社会和道德。

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

富人的房子很少漂亮,很少舒适,也从不新颖。对于中等收入的人来说,观察到一大笔财富对美丽的贡献是如此之小,总是会让他们感到惊讶。

Those who are rich in love are the richest of all.

在爱情中富有的人是最富有的。

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

那个不满的人找不到安乐椅。

A stingy man is always poor.

吝啬的人总是贫穷的。