取之有度,用之有节,则常足
——《资治通鉴》卷二百三十四
格言大意:有计划地取用,有节制地浪费,就会常保富足。
Main Idea:Levy rationally and consume sparingly,you’ll always keep augmentation of the national treasury.
花钱有度(Control of spending money)
汉文帝崇尚节俭。他在位二十三年,很少增添宫殿、园林、车马、衣服等。有一次,他乡修建一座露台,让工匠预算了一下费用。当听说需要一百两黄金后,他决定不建了。
Emperor Wendi of the Han Dynasty advocated thrift.He was on the throne for twenty-three years during which he seldom increase palaces ,gardens ,carriages ,horses ,clothes ,or other consumptions.Once he wanted to build a tower and asked the craftsman to estimate the cost.When he heard that it would cost a hundred taels of gold ,he decided not to build it.
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