《菜根谭·应酬》
花费千两黄金结交贤士豪杰，怎么比得上倒出半瓢小米救济那些饥饿的人有意义；构筑豪宅广厦招引宾朋来客，怎么比得上修葺小小的茅屋庇护那些孤寒的人有意义。
费千金而结纳贤豪，孰若倾半瓢之粟，以济饥饿之人；构千楹而招来宾客，孰若葺数椽之茅，以庇孤寒之士。
Spending a thousand taels of gold to make friends with worthy and heroic people is not as meaningful as pouring out half a gourd of millet to help those who are hungry; building a luxurious mansion to attract guests is not as meaningful as repairing a tiny thatched cottage to give shelter to those who are destitute.