be rich and ruel

be rich and ruel

As an idiom, benevolence means that you can't get rich if you want benevolence.

[words]: be benevolent but not rich

[from]: "Mencius Teng Wen Gong Shang:" it's not benevolent to be rich, it's not rich to be benevolent. "

[idiom story] during the Warring States period, the monarch of Teng wanted to implement benevolent government. His subordinates recommended Mencius to him. He humbly asked how to implement benevolent government. Mencius said that people who want to get rich with all their heart can not implement benevolent government, that is to say, "benevolence is not for the sake of wealth, benevolence is not for the sake of wealth". There is a limit to the taxes levied by benevolent monarchs. Only when the common people are rich can the country become rich and strong

Although Shi Sheng is a good man, he is benevolent but not rich, and his family affairs are getting worse. Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty (Volume 25)