Better poverty without care，than riches with.
橡树和芦苇
The Oak and the Reeds
一株非常高大的橡树在狂风暴雨的肆虐中被连根拔起，倒在了芦苇丛中。橡树看到芦苇安然无恙很是不解，就问他们：“我想知道为什么你们这么软弱却能躲过暴风雨的袭击？”芦苇回答道：“你和狂风对抗，但是实力悬殊，因此你会被折断；我们则顺势摆动，也就能轻易躲过狂风的侵袭。”
降低身份以达到目的。
A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds，which it thus addressed，“I wonder how you，who are so light and weak，are not entirely crushed by these strong winds.” They replied，“You fight and contend with the wind，and consequently you are destroyed；while we on the contrary bend before the least breath of air，and therefore remain unbroken，and escape.”