【汉译英】围炉夜话（第一五九则）知足求备

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求备之心，可用之以修身，不可用之心接物；知足之心，可用之以处境，不可用之以读书。
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+ R* `! f* ]- a, cseek perfection in self-cultivation, but not in interacting with others.
$ g4 O2 b% ^4 ^be satisfied with your circumstances of life, but not with  your study.
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知足之心，可用之以处境，不可用之以读书。


Take your life circumstances as it is and be satisfied with it. but don't do the same with your study.