每週金句-No.156 眾人昏昧,皆以奢靡財富為榮;吾心醒覺,獨以德儉樸素為養。

眾人昏昧,皆以奢靡財富為榮;吾心醒覺,獨以德儉樸素為養。

 食豐而生奢,闊盛而生侈,俗話說由儉入奢易,由奢入儉難,由節儉的生活變成奢侈容易,要由奢侈的生活節儉下來就很難了。君子清心寡慾,則不役於物,可以直道而行;小人寡欲,則能謹身節用,遠罪豐家。雖人生而有欲,但慾不可縱,以儉樸自律,涵養德性,則儉德之共也。

  All men, in their ignorance, are honored by extravagance and wealth; my heart is awake, and is nourished only by virtue and simplicity.