He tried to weigh his soul to see if it was a poet's soul.

【释义】贤能的人，一定会把天下的事务当作自己的责任。

解读：道德更多依赖个体的自我约束与内在修养，无法像法律一样强制要求他人遵循。每个人需主动提升道德水准，倘若将道德标准强行加诸他人，容易引发道德绑架，破坏人际关系和谐。

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it’s about having so little that you can’t even afford to make the right decisions.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.