When you are strong, relatives are everywhere, friends are everywhere; when you are weak, the first to look down on you are relatives, the first to leave you are friends, and the last to strike you when you are down are close ones.
So, when you are poor, dress decently; the more you do so, the easier it is to turn your situation around. When you become wealthy, you must conceal your light and nurture your humility; this is human nature.
First respect the clothes, then respect the person; first respect the appearance, then respect the soul; the lower you are in the valley, the more you need to be decent.
Money is a touchstone icon, it knows human hearts best.
Mr. Yang Jiang icon once said: "Only when one is in a humble position can one most easily see the truth of the world and human relationships."
When you have money and strength, friendly friends and affectionate relatives are everywhere around you.
But, when one day you fall into despair and need money to get through tough times, you will find that the friends who once called you brothers have all disappeared, and those relatives who are blood-related have quietly scattered.
What’s worse is that perhaps the first to strike you when you are down, the ones who stab you in the back, might be the friends, confidants, or relatives you once thought were the best.
(Enlarged wise sayings icon) It is said:
"Without experiencing poverty, one cannot become a person; without undergoing setbacks, one remains eternally innocent."
Human feelings are as thin as paper, and worldly affairs are as new as a chess game.
Being poor in the bustling market goes unnoticed, while being rich in the deep mountains has distant relatives.
Don’t believe it but see the wine in the banquet, each cup first respects the wealthy.
In the end, one can only rely on oneself; what truly can support you is merely your own strong economic power and stable emotional output.
If someone lends a hand, that is luck; if no one helps, that is fate. In life, we are all like clay Buddhas; in the face of suffering and setbacks, others find it hard to help, only you can save yourself.
No matter how bitter or difficult it is, don’t always think about relying on others; a big tree provides good shade, but it can also block out all the sunlight.
Everything relies on oneself, and the wind rises and the water flows. If there is no money, find a way to make money; if you lack ability, then settle down and polish yourself; the best benefactor in life is only your own hard-working self.
No matter how poor or down-and-out you are, you should still dress decently; a person can have bad luck, but must never appear shabby.
As the saying goes: "Clothing covers the petty person, speech suppresses the gentleman; only when image walks ahead of ability can your strength not be underestimated, and your soul not be belittled."
The water is low to be the sea, a person low to be the king; no matter how great your achievements or wealth, you must maintain a low profile and restraint.
As the ancients said: "The tree stands out in the forest, and the wind must destroy it; the pile stands out on the bank, and the flow must sweep it away; when one acts higher than others, many will criticize it."
Never seek to draw attention through boasting; boasting brings unnecessary troubles and envy, without any benefit.
Only by being high-profile in work and low-profile in life, continually improving, concealing strength and exposing weakness, can one proceed steadily and far.
In life, true confidence comes from one's own economic strength; working hard to earn money and deeply cultivating oneself is more important than anything else. In the rest of your life, be poor without feeling inferior, be rich without being arrogant, be true to yourself, let relationships come and go, strive upward, and be your own support!