1.Apply yourself to true riches; it is shameful to depend upon silver and gold for a happy life.
1.要爭取真正的財富，靠金銀謀取幸福是不光彩的。

2.An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of gold.
2.一盎司謹慎抵得上一磅黃金。

3.Beggars cannot be choosers.
3.乞丐不能挑肥揀瘦。

4.Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.
4.乞丐并不羨慕百萬富翁，盡管他們一定會羨慕比他們乞討得多的乞丐。

5.Economy is in itself a source of great revenue.
5.節(jié)約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.節(jié)約是窮人的造幣廠，浪費是富翁的陷阱。

7.Few rich men own their property owns them.
7.極少富人擁有他們的財產(chǎn)，是財產(chǎn)擁有他們。

8.He that has a full purse never lacks a friend. even in a busy market,nobody cares to know a poor person.
8.富在深山有遠親；貧在鬧市無人識。

9.I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts:financial worries.
9.我終于明白人與野獸的區(qū)別在于：人為錢而擔憂。

10.I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance.
10.我寧愿讓我的人民嘲笑我的的小氣也不愿讓他們?yōu)槲业膿]霍而哭泣。