Buy what thou hast no need of; and
e'er long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
买不需之物,不久将把必需之物卖出。
'Tis less discredit to abridge petty charges, than
to stoop to petty gettings.
节省一丝一毫金钱,不会比为小小的收入而屈尊丢脸。
Wish a miser long life, and you wish him no good.
祝守财奴长寿,对他并无好处。
(摘自《格言篇》富兰克林著
刘荣跃编译)
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