Moral foundation and financial end
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d é B ě NC á im ò, which means to govern the country and level the world. Morality is the foundation, and wealth comes from morality, so financial management is the end. From the book of rites · University.
The idiom comes from the book of rites · Da Xue: "virtue is the essence; wealth is the end." Kong yingdashu: "virtue can lead to wealth. Wealth comes from virtue. Therefore, virtue is the foundation and wealth is the end.
Moral foundation and financial end
pay attention to one 's own moral uplift without thought of others - dú shàn wú shēn
a jewelled palace in elfland 's hills - xiān shān qióng gé
like having prickles on the back - bèi shēng máng cì
A dog can't spit out its ivory - gǒu zuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
withdraw from society and live in solitude - yí shì jué sú