shǒu fèn ān pín hé děng qīng xián ér hào shì zhě piān zì xún fán nǎo
守分安贫,何等清闲,而好事者,偏自寻烦恼;
chí yíng bǎo tài zǒng xū rěn ràng ér shì qiáng zhě nǎi zì qǔ miè wáng
持盈保泰,总须忍让,而恃强者,乃自取灭亡。
围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 95 of 221
shǒu fèn ān pín hé děng qīng xián ér hào shì zhě piān zì xún fán nǎo
守分安贫,何等清闲,而好事者,偏自寻烦恼;
chí yíng bǎo tài zǒng xū rěn ràng ér shì qiáng zhě nǎi zì qǔ miè wáng
持盈保泰,总须忍让,而恃强者,乃自取灭亡。
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