【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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seek perfection in self-cultivation, but not in interacting with others.
' F9 H# c4 ~( [7 }. Abe 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。
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7 V. H1 K" g0 r6 R8 X, U, iTake your life circumstances as it is and be satisfied with it. but don't do the same with your study.