Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.

  • -- Clara Barton 克拉拉巴顿

节俭、谨慎和简朴的生活是需求的主宰,它们常常能完成与之相反的事情,而手头有一笔财富却做不到这一点。

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Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?

每个人都投下阴影;不仅是他的身体,还有他那不完全融合的精神。这是他的悲伤。任凭他往哪个方向转,日头就向哪个方向落;中午短,晚上长。你没见过吗?

Pricing is actually a pretty simple and straight forward thing. Customers will not pay literally a penny more than the true value of the product.

定价实际上是非常简单和直接的事情。顾客不会支付比产品真正价值多一分钱的钱。

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

升为宝座,比生在宝座上更尊贵。福兮福所倚,福兮福所倚。

Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.

性格相对的人可能会互相吸引,但我不会把钱花在经济上相对的人身上。

To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.

坠入爱河极其简单,而失恋则极其可怕。

To neglect one's ancestors would bring ill-fortune and failure in life.

忽视自己的祖先会给生活带来不幸和失败。