Be not penny-wise : riches have wings, and sometimes they fly away of themselves; sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.
不要计较一分一毫，财富长着翅膀，有时自己会飞走，而有时他们也正需要先飞走才能带回更多财富。

——Francis Bacon, Essays
——弗朗西斯·培根，《随笔集》