1.Apply yourself to true riches; it is shameful to depend upon silver and gold for a happy life.
1.要争取真正的财富,靠金银谋取幸福是不光彩的。

2.An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of gold.
2.一盎司谨慎抵得上一磅黄金。

3.Beggars cannot be choosers.
3.乞丐不能挑肥拣瘦。

4.Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.
4.乞丐并不羡慕百万富翁,尽管他们一定会羡慕比他们乞讨得多的乞丐。

5.Economy is in itself a source of great revenue.
5.节约本身就是最大的收入。

6.Economy is the poor man' s mint; and extravagance the rich man ' s pitfall.
6.节约是穷人的造币厂,浪费是富翁的陷阱。

7.Few rich men own their property owns them.
7.极少富人拥有他们的财产,是财产拥有他们。

8.He that has a full purse never lacks a friend. even in a busy market,nobody cares to know a poor person.
8.富在深山有远亲;贫在闹市无人识。

9.I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts:financial worries.
9.我终于明白人与野兽的区别在于:人为钱而担忧。

10.I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance.
10.我宁愿让我的人民嘲笑我的的小气也不愿让他们为我的挥霍而哭泣。