Hongzhou Fantasy Chronicle

If you respect virtue and love righteousness, you can be noisy. Therefore, if a scholar is poor, he will not lose his righteousness, and if he is successful, he will not deviate from the Tao. If you are poor, you will not lose your righteousness, so the scholar will gain your own self; if you achieve success, you will not deviate from the Tao, so the people will not be disappointed. In ancient times, when people succeeded in their ambitions, they brought benefits to the people; when they failed to achieve their ambitions, they cultivated their moral character and showed it to the world. If you are poor, you can benefit yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world.