80. People are greedy because their understanding of wealth is skewed.
80. 人會貪財是因為對財富的認知有所偏差
導向成功的金玉良言 --- 成功秘碼133 條
如何致富？且聽聽看富爸爸富媽媽是怎麼說的。
It is important to have the correct financial knowledge; otherwise you will be a slave to money and never be free.
「要有正確的財富認知，否則你將成為錢的奴隸，終身難以豁達。」
Excessive love of power makes one unscrupulous. Excessive love of money will lead one to harm others.
「過份喜歡權力，就會不擇手段。過份喜歡金錢，就會傷天害理。」
Everyone loves money, but it must be obtained through clean, honest and legitimate means.
「錢是人人喜歡的東西，但是必須清白、廉潔、合法的取得。」
The biggest reason that leads to one’s downfall is greed. The lust for power, vanity, money, sex, drugs, and gambling are all pitfalls that will ensnare us.
「讓人跌倒的原因，與個人的貪心，貪婪、貪念有關。追求權力、死要面子、貪財 、貪色、毒品、賭博，這些都是讓人跌倒的陷阱。」
The difference between humans and beasts: humans are greedier than beasts.
「人與野獸的區別，在於人比野獸更貪婪。」
Money can make a man behave worse than a beast.
「錢能使人變得比野獸，還要更可怕。」
A person who thinks that money can make the world go round must be doing something unethical.
「認為金錢可使鬼推磨的人，一定是在做見不得人的壞事。」
A person who believes that money is an omnipotent, he may do silly things for money or using money to do unethical things.
「認為金錢是萬能的人，他可能正在為掙錢做傻事或正在利用金錢做出不道德的壞事。」
You must first establish the correct concept of wealth, only then will you have a bright future.
「一定要先建立起正確的財富觀念，之後你的人生才能光明正大。」
Only very few people truly own wealth. In most cases, it’s wealth that owns people. Men will die for wealth, as birds for food.
「極少的人真正擁有財富，在大多數的情況之下，是財富擁有人，人為財死，鳥為食亡。」
People who do not have the right concept of wealth can easily become a slave to money.
「沒有正確財富觀念的人，是很容易成為錢的奴隸。」
You earn to live better, but you don’t live just to earn more.
「賺錢的目的是為了改善生活，但生活的目的不是為了賺錢。」
People obsessed with money can easily become corrupt and knowingly break the law.
「過份追求金錢的人，較容易貪贓枉法、知法犯法。」
Power corrupts people as money can make them do bad things. Excessive wealth can create disaster after disaster.
「權力讓人腐化，金錢讓人做壞事。多金讓人災禍連連。」
Wealth is like seawater-- the more you drink, the thirstier you get. Greed is like snakes and scorpions, the greedier one gets, the more likely one is to do bad things.
「財富似海水，愈喝則愈渴。貪心像蛇蠍，愈貪則愈會做壞事。」
Doing bad things for money will lead to imprisonment and notoriety.
「為錢做壞事，結果是為錢入牢獄，遺臭萬年。」
Money is blind; it can’t differentiate right from wrong. But you have eyes, and you can see if it’s clean and honest money.
「錢它沒有眼睛，它不能分辨是非，但是你有眼睛，你可以分辨哪些錢是乾淨的，哪些錢是清白的。」
Only by removing power, greed, and lust can you emerge untainted by filth.
「唯有除去權力、除去貪念、除去情慾，你才能出污泥而不染。」
Money can buy food and fill your stomach, but it cannot buy you peace of mind or conscience.
20*「金錢可以買到食物，填飽肚腹，但不能買到平安與良心。」
The best wealth that parents can give to their children is a noble character and not ill-gotten gains of a questionable nature.
「父母給子女最好的財富，是一個高尚的品德，而不是一個有疑點的不義之財。」
Parents cannot leave ill-gotten gains to their children; parents cannot leave behind a bad example of greediness to their children.
「父母不可把不義之財留給子孫，父母不可把貪財的壞榜樣留給子孫。」
Becoming rich is dependent on our own efforts. Do not harbor pipe dreams of finding “ill-gotten gains”, “wealth from luck” or a “windfall”.
「發財要靠自己的努力 ，不要去妄想那些「不義之財」, 「幸運之財」或「意外之財」。
Greed and gambling both start from a single dollar. Big evil starts from small evils.
「貪財 與 賭博 都是從一塊錢開始的 ，小惡做多了 ，就會變成大惡了。」
The best legacy for future generations is not a secret overseas account but a good personal example and the correct concept of wealth.
「留給下一代最好的遺產不是藏在海外的隱密的帳戶 ， 而是一個身體力行的好榜樣 和一個正確的財富觀念。」
The best inheritance parents can leave behind for their children are not money or property, but a good moral and financial management example.
「父母留給孩子最好的遺產 不是金錢， 不是房子， 而是一個道德與理財的好榜樣。」
Ill-gotten gains may make you rich overnight, but it has consumed your morals. Have you calculated this loss?
「 不義之財，或許可以讓你一夜致富 ，但卻消耗了你的「德行」，這種 損失你有計算過嗎？」
If you are rich, it is easy to conceal wealth by being low-key.
But if your wealth comes from ill-gotten gains, then it is very difficult to conceal.
「如果你有錢，你要隱瞞財富則很容易，你只須做一個低調的人。但是如果你的財富都是不義之財，那你要隱瞞財富就會變得很困難。」
You will definitely lose sleep over any ill-gotten gains. If you are at ease, then you must be a beast.
「不義之財一定會讓你坐立不安，如果你能平安，那你就是禽獸。」
It is better to be poor and respected, than be rich and ridiculed.
「寧可貧而受人尊敬，也不可富而遭人恥笑。」
Possession of money is not a sin, but possession of ill-gotten gains is a big sin.
「擁有金錢不是罪過，但是擁有不義之財則是大罪過。」
Only those who do not understand the true meaning of wealth will go to any length to earning dirty money.
「不懂得財富真諦的人，才會不顧死活、拼命地賺黑錢。」
The possession of money is not a crime, but the act of wasting money, showing off money, pursuing luxury brands is criminal.
「擁有金錢的本身不是罪，但是浪費金錢、炫耀財富、用名牌妝扮自己就是罪。」
It is a sin to induce others to commit crimes indirectly by flaunting your wealth with extravagant mansions, luxury cars, and expensive jewelry.
「炫耀你的財富、住豪宅、開名車、穿金戴銀，間接誘使他人犯罪就是罪。」
Being wealthy is not a crime, but bring wealthy and heartless is.
「擁有財富不是罪，但為富不仁就是罪過。」
Coveting the wealth of others is the root of all evil.
「貪圖他人的財產，想掠為己有，這是萬惡的根源。」
Miserly and greedy people are the beginning of all evil-doings.
「愛錢如命、貪得無厭的人，是行惡的開始。」
We cannot use money to assess a person’s achievements, and we cannot despise him for his lack of money.
「不可用金錢去衡量一個人的成就，也不可因為他沒有錢而鄙視他。」
Money can buy fleeting happiness, but not permanent peace.
「金錢可以買到暫時的快樂，但買不到永久的平安。」
Wealth should be obtained legitimately, used wisely, given to charity happily and let go of freely.
「財富應該是：正當的取得，明智的使用，快樂的施捨，豁達地放棄。」
The person who can find and enjoy happiness anywhere is the richest and luckiest person.
「能夠處處得到快樂、享受快樂的人，才是最富裕、最幸福的人。」
Don’t seek enviable wealth; only ask for peace of mind. Peace is blessing.
「不尋求令人羡慕的財富，只求心安理得，平安就是福。」
There is none richer than those who are content, and none poorer than those who are greedy.
「知足常樂的人最富有，貪婪無厭的人最貧窮。」
A person must be kind, honest, and righteous to live a peaceful life.
「人要心存善良、廉潔、正直，才能平安做人。」
Ill-gotten gains are undesirable. A person’s moral conduct is the most important thing.
「不義之財不可取，一個人的人品操守最為重要。」
Ill-gotten gains will not make you rich; it will only bring you the disaster of imprisonment.
「不義之財不只不會讓你富貴，反而會讓你遭遇牢獄之災。」
Stay clean in your life. Never lie, be greedy, or do disloyal things.
「做人要清潔，做事要乾淨，不說謊、不貪心、不做不忠不義的事。」
Once ill-gotten gains have entered your pocket, it is tantamount to a display of shame, waiting to be endlessly humiliated by others.
「不義的錢一旦進入口袋，就是等於捧著羞恥，等著讓別人盡情地羞辱你。」
Too much money will not make you happy; instead it will lead you to debauchery, emptiness, and suffering.
「過多的金錢不會使你快樂，過多的金錢只會使你放蕩墮落 ，深陷空虛與痛苦 。」
Superfluous wealth can only buy things that are unnecessary and impractical.
「多餘的財富，能買到的只是那些不需要、不實用的東西。」
Being flashy and wasting money does not mean you are rich; it only means you are empty and lack self-confidence.
「奢侈浮華，浪費金錢，這不表示你有錢，那表示你內心空虛，沒有自信。」
Only those who lack self-confidence and self-esteem need to adorn themselves in luxury.
「沒有自信、沒有自尊的人，才需要用華麗的外表來妝扮自己。」
Those who are righteous and wise have no need for more gold; nor do they need to win others’ respect by flaunting their wealth.
「正直且有智慧的人，不需要多金，也不需要借用炫耀財富的方法來贏得他人尊敬。」
Those who are truly wise and conscientious only love the truth. They will not commit all kinds of evil and murderous deeds over the love of status and money.
「真正有智慧、有良心的人，他們只愛真理。他們不會為了「愛地位」、「愛金錢」而去傷天害理、為非作歹。」
The worst sort of person is one who leaves a bad example to society and a bad reputation to the world.
「把壞榜樣留給社會，把臭名留給世人，這種人最差勁。」
Leaving a bad reputation to descendent is leaving them shame and humiliation.
「把臭名留給子孫，就是留羞恥給子孫。」
Leaving ill-gotten gains to descendent is leaving them shame and humiliation.
「把不義之財留給子孫，就是留恥辱給子孫。」
Leaving behind excessive inheritance to the descendent will not be their blessing.
「把過多的財產留給子孫，不會是子孫的福氣。」
The most despicable people are those who knowingly break the law or manipulate the law.
「知法犯法 或 知法玩法，這種人最為可惡。」
The most despicable law enforcer is one devoid of conscience and reverses right and wrong for money.
「法律人泯滅良心，為金錢不分是非、顛倒黑白， 這種法律人最為可恥。」
Money can obliterate a person’s conscience. If you do not understand the true meaning of money, you can become a slave to money.
「金錢會泯滅一個人的良心，如果你不明白錢的義意，你就可能成為錢的奴隸。」
Teach your children to uphold righteousness and honesty. Help them recognize that morals are more important than money or education.
「教導孩子耍正直做人，清白做事，認清品德比金錢 / 學問更重要。」
A child is better off unable to earn big money than to be earning questionable, dirty money.
「寧可孩子不會賺大錢，也不要他賺來路不明的黑錢。」
Rather have a child be bad in studies than in morals.
「寧可孩子的書，讀得不怎麼樣好 ，但是他的道德品行一定要好。」
The aim of educating a child is not to teach him the skill of earning money, but how to be a man of integrity.
「教育孩子的目的，不是要他學會賺錢的本領，而是要他學會正直的做人。」
Money does not represent everything. Having more money does not make your actions righteous.
「錢不代表一切，錢多也不代表你的行為就是正直。」
The biggest misfortune in life is lacking the correct concept of wealth.
「沒有正確的財富觀念，是人生極大的不幸。」
Parents, teachers and government officials must teach the next generation the correct concept of wealth.
「家長、老師、政府官員一定要教導下一代，有正確的財富觀念。」
The pursuit of illegal money is the pursuit of evil. The pursuit of injustice is the pursuit of death.
「追求非法的金錢，就是追求邪惡。追求不義，就是追求死亡。」
For one to “loath poverty over prostitution”, is an incorrect mindset that must be changed; otherwise all the values of our society will be distorted.
「笑貧不笑娼，這種不正確的思想，一定要予以更正，否則整個社會價值就被扭曲了。」
When the meaning of wealth is distorted, both the individuals and society will be led to destruction.
「歪曲財富的義意，就會使個人與社會走向減亡。」
Without the correct concept of wealth, it is hard to instill motivation in your descendent.
「沒有正確的財富觀念，就容易會教出不上進的子孫。」
Illegal wealth does not bring you prestige. On the contrary, it will only bring you troubles.
「非法的財富不會使你光彩，相反地，它只會使你更煩惱。」
Unethical wealth will bring you disgrace, not glory.
「不義的財富只會使你更蒙羞，不會讓你更光榮。」
A person’s success is not measured by money or wealth. Judging a person by money is a big mistake.
「一個人的成功，不是用金錢與財富來衡量的。用錢來判斷一個的成就，是一個極大的錯誤。」
It is impossible to have the correct concept of wealth if one is unclear about the meaning of life and morality.
「如果對生命與道德的義意都搞不清的話，就不可能有正確的財富觀念。」
High in knowledge does not equal high in morals. High status does not equal high integrity.
「學問高不等於道德高，職位高不等於品德高。」
No amount of money is able to clean the person who is morally-flawed.
「在道德上已有瑕疵的人，用再多的錢也是洗不乾淨的。」
Money cannot make a morally-flawed person stand in righteousness.
「錢是不可能讓一個在道德上有瑕疵的人，正直的站立的住。」
Corrupt officials beget more corrupt officials; their stigma can never be erased.
80*「貪官污吏留下來的還是貪官污吏，他們的惡名永遠洗不掉。」
If your father or mother is a corrupt government official, would you feel honored? If not, then please hurry and urge them to repent.
「如果你的父母是一個貪官污吏的話，你會覺得光彩嗎？如果不是，那就請求你，快快的勸勸你的父母，回頭是岸。」
If the reason for your parents’ corruption is the fear of you being poor, tell your parents, you’re better off without that money!
「如果你父母貪污的原因是為著，因為怕你窮，請告訴你父母，這種錢不要也罷！」
A moment of greed gets you a few generations of notoriety, how is that worth it?
「為了一時的貪念，換來幾世的臭名，這是何苦來哉？」
Hands full of dirty money will only bring you a few generations of notoriety.
「滿手的臭錢，只會帶來幾世的臭名。」
You cannot bring wealth into the grave, so you need not pursue more money for wealth in the afterlife.
「你既不可能把財富帶進棺材裡，所以你也不必為棺材裡面的財富去追求更多的金錢。」
Do not be a person who grasps wealth with two hands but stands with two feet on the grave.
「不要做一個雙手捧著財富，雙腳卻踩著墳墓的人。」
Many people believe in God, yet many do things that God dislikes.
「許多人信仰 上帝，但許多人卻做了許多 上帝不喜歡的事。」
Politicians often abuse power for selfish gains. This is the common enemy of all people.
「政治人物，常常會濫用權力來謀一己之私，這個人就是全民共同的敵人。」
The aim of politicians should be to serve the people and not to seize power and money.
「政治人物應該以服務人民為目的，而不是以貪財奪利為目的。」
The most shameful politicians are those who are given government pay, but devour the people’s blood, sweat, and tears.
「政治人物拿國家的俸祿，卻吃人民的血，最為可恥。」
Power corrupts. The failure of politicians is a perfect reflection of this.
「權力腐化人心，政治人物的失敗莫勝於此。」
People poisoned by power cannot extricate themselves.
「權力會毒害人，讓人無法自拔。」
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Absolute greed brings absolute evil.
「絕對的權力，讓人絕對的腐化。絕對的貪心，讓人絕對的邪惡。」
Do not invest if you don’t understand financial management. Do not pursue wealth if you don’t understand the true meaning of wealth.
「不懂得理財，不要去做投資。不懂得財富真諦的人，不要去追求財富。」
What meaning is there to have won wealth but lost respect?
「嬴得財富，卻失去尊敬，這又有何義意呢？」
When a gentleman loves money, he obtains it through a proper way. When a villain loves money, he obtains it through inappropriate means.
「君子愛財，取之有道。小人愛財，取之於盜。」
Lying, blustering, being a crook, shirking responsibility, and refusing to admit mistakes are all bad behaviors.
「 說謊、硬拗、無賴、推卸責任、死不認錯， 這些都是不好的行為。」
If you made a mistake, then mend it. If you didn’t, then reward yourself. Refusing to admit your mistakes is an extremely ugly trait.
「有錯則改，無錯嘉勉。死皮懶臉，不肯認錯，極端難看。」
When governing a nation, the one word to keep in mind is ‘honesty’ - honesty in wealth, honesty in sex, honesty in power, and honesty in election campaigns.
「冶理國家最應該銘記於心的一個字是「廉」字，廉於財富、廉於女色、廉於權力、廉於騙選票。」
The biggest flaw in a democratic country is that politicians often issue blanks checks in order to gain votes.
「民主國家最大的缺點是，政治人物常常為了騙選票，而亂開空頭支票。」
Before an election, politicians say: the citizens’ needs are in my heart. After an election, all they think about is power and their wallets.
「政客，選前常說：民之所欲，存在我心。選後想到的，只有是自己的權力與荷包。」
When rich men wage wars over power, it’s the lives of the poor that are lost. When corrupt politicians neglect their duty and resort to chicanery for acquittal, all social morality is lost.
「富人為權力發動戰爭，送命的卻是窮人。貪污瀆職的政客，為脫罪而狡辯，送命的卻是全體社會的道德。」
The most despicable is the person who does murderous and corrupt things in order to accumulate wealth for his greedy self.
「為了累積財富，貪得無厭而做出傷天害理、貪贓枉法之事，這種人最可恥。」
When a national leaders is shameless, his country bears that shame. When a national officer and their families does shameless things that is the shame of this country.
「國家領導人的無恥，謂之國恥。國家公務員與其家屬盡做無恥之事，是一個國家的大不幸。」
The greatest good comes from repentance. To not repent but instead quibble about it, adds sin upon sin.
「有錯則改，善莫大焉。有錯不改，還要狡辯，罪加一等。」
A politician’s shame is in knowing not what the people need, but how to seize power and gain profit for himself.
「不知道老百姓需要什麼，只知道奪權謀利，這是政客之恥。」
Possession of money is good, but possession of things that money cannot buy is better.
「擁有金錢固然不錯，但能擁有金錢買不到的東西，更值得讓人珍惜。」
Family, friendship, true love, health, time, morality, wisdom, and truth are the most precious things to humanity.
「親情、友情、愛情、健康、時間、道德、智慧、真理，是人類最珍貴的東西。」
True wealth is: happiness, health, contentment, gratitude, devotion, love, wisdom, tranquility, and peace.
「真正的財富是：快樂、健康、知足、感恩、奉獻、愛、智慧、平靜、安寧。」
Money is only a small element of wealth. It is not worth taking great risks only to lose your entire wealth.
「金錢只是財富中的一個小元素，你不值得為了這個小元素去冒險拼命，而失去了其它整個財富。」
There are many major things that we should pursue in life, such as: morality, health, freedom, truth, love, and justice. Money is only a small thing in our lives. If we care only about the small thing and lose sight of the major things, then we would have lived in vain.
「生命中有許多我們應該追求的大事，如：道德、健康、自由、真理、愛、公義等。金錢只是我們生命中的一件小事，如果我們捨大事就小事，那我們就白活了。」
It is better to be poor and respected, rather than be rich and ridiculed.
「寧可貧而受人尊敬，也不可富而遭人恥笑。」
Those who are narrow-minded see only money and nothing else.
「只有心胸狹小的人，才會只看到金錢，而看不到金錢以外的東西。」
We must pursue happiness and not money. However, most people forsake happiness for money.
「我們要追求快樂，而不要追求金錢。但人們常常是追求金錢而放棄快樂。」
People who do not understand the true meaning of wealth will pursue money and forsake happiness.
「不懂得財富真諦的人，才會去追求金錢，而放棄快樂。」
Are you happy? Is it worth it for you to give up happiness in pursuit of money?
「你快樂嗎？你為了追求金錢，而放棄快樂，這個金錢值得你去追求嗎？」
For the sake of leaving wealth to their descendent, some people are desperately greedy. In the end what is left behind is just notoriety. This is a stupid thing done by people ignorant of the true meaning of wealth.
「某些人為了留財富給子孫，所以拼命貪財，結果留下來的只是一堆惡名，這就是不懂得財富真諦的人所做的傻事。」
The person who knows the true meaning of wealth will never do silly things that are disloyal and unjust.
「懂得財富真諦的人，絕對不會做出不忠、不義的傻事。」
Leaving mountains of gold and silver to your children will not be their blessing.
「把金山銀山留給子女，絕對不會是子孫的福氣。」
Only those who don’t understand the true meaning of wealth will leave mountains of gold and silver to their descendent.
「不懂得財富真諦的人，才會把金山銀山留給子孫。」
If your children do not know how to manage finances, nor do they understand the true meaning of money, then absolutely do not leave your money to them.
「如果孩子不懂得如何理財，也不懂得財富真諦，那就絕對不要把財產轉移給他們。」
The failure of parents comes from wishing to bribe their children or bind them with money.
「想用錢來賄賂孩子或想用錢來捆綁孩子的人，那都是失敗的父母。」
When your children have an advantage in family environment, living standards and educational opportunities, leaving large sums of money to them is not only incorrect but unreasonable.
「當你的子女在家庭環境、生活水準和受教育機會等都已占盡優勢，再留大筆錢給他們是既是不正確，也不合理的。」
Even if you have money, you must know how you should spend it. Only the wise will correctly spend the money on appropriate things.
「有錢，也要知道如何的去花，只有智慧的人，才會正確的把錢花在正當的事上。」
Wealth is to be used to help the community and reduce poverty; it is not for you to pocket.
「財富是要用來幫助社會，消減貧窮用的，而不是要你用來獨吞獨享的。」
It is impossible to understand the true meaning of wealth if you do not understand life and morality.
「不懂得生命、不懂得道德，就不可能懂得財富的真義。」
You must first understand the meaning of life and morality before you can understand the meaning of wealth.
「先要正確的認識生命與道德的義意之後，才會正確認識財富的義意。」
You must first have a proper understanding of wealth before you can do things in the proper way.
「先要正確的認識財富之後，才會正確的做人做事。」
You must first have a proper understanding of wealth before you can teach your children well.
「先要正確的認識財富之後，才會正確的教導子女。」
You must first have a proper understanding of wealth in order to not be corrupted.
「先要正確的認識財富之後，才不會變成貪官污吏。」
You must first have a proper understanding of wealth before you can become a man of integrity.
「先要正確的認識財富之後，你才可能正直光明地做人。」
You must first have a proper understanding of wealth before you can donate generously and serve the community.
「先要正確的認識財富之後，你才可能大方捐錢做公益。」
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