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Someone addressed Yangzi: The property that you manage is nothing like Dan Gui's wealth.
Yangzi said: I have heard that when gentlemen talk together, they discuss ren and yi. When merchants talk together, they discuss wealth and profit. So much for his wealth! So much for his wealth!
The other said: If in life a gentleman lacks the means to support himself and dies without the means to be buried, then what is to be done?
Yangzi said: Using only those means which are sufficient to support oneself, this is the height of supporting oneself. Using only those means which are sufficient to be buried, this is the best of burials. |
