围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 159 of 221

第一五九则

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qiú bèi zhī xīn kě yòng zhī yǐ xiū shēn bù kě yòng zhī yǐ jiē wù

求备之心,可用之以修身,不可用之以接物;

zhī zú zhī xīn kě yòng zhī yǐ chǔ jìng bù kě yòng zhī yǐ dú shū

知足之心,可用之以处境,不可用之以读书。

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