围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 69 of 221

第六九则

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lián cháo kāi ér mù hé zhì bù néng hé zé jiāng luò yǐ fù guì ér wú shōu liǎn yì zhě shàng qí jiàn zhī

莲朝开而暮合,至不能合,则将落矣,富贵而无收敛意者,尚其鉴之。

cǎo chūn róng ér dōng kū zhì yú jí kū zé yòu shēng yǐ kùn qióng ér yǒu zhèn xīng zhì zhě yì rú shì yě

草春荣而冬枯,至于极枯,则又生矣,困穷而有振兴志者,亦如是也。

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