To accumulate wealth: perfect goods, avoid idle currency.——Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Money-makers
“积著之理，务完物，无息币。” Pinyin: Jī zhe zhī lǐ, wù wán wù, wú xī bì.Translation: “To accumulate wealth: perfect goods, avoid idle currency.”Source: 《史记·货殖列传》 (Shǐ Jì · Huò Zhí Liè Zhuàn, Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Money-makers)Explanation: Emphasizes quality and active capital deployment.
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