围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 10 of 221

第十则

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míng lì zhī bù yí de zhě jìng de zhī fú zhōng wèi huò

名利之不宜得者竟得之,福终为祸;

kùn qióng zhī zuì nán nài zhě néng nài zhī kǔ dìng huí gān

困穷之最难耐者能耐之,苦定回甘。

shēng zī zhī gāo zài zhōng xìn fēi guān jī qiǎo

生资之高在忠信,非关机巧;

xué yè zhī měi zài dé xíng bù jǐn wén zhāng

学业之美在德行,不仅文章。

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