It is not wise, nor in the long run is it kind, to tax the thrifty for the thriftless.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

There's not much point in saving up money; you can't take it with you (when you go).

Even if you eke out a living for a while by selling your household goods, you can't go on that way for ever.

I wonder how he manages to get away with it when he has behaved so dishonestly.

Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.

There is nothing better than cheap, but "cheap and nasty"? Well, that is pointless, don't you agree?

He can't stand impudent reporters and even more than that, an indiscreet cop like Trey.

It is true that this job is very difficult; on the other hand it is very well‐paid.

I am really ashamed that as Branch Manager I have been guilty of such mismanagement.

Since they have strict sanitary laws, we are not allowed to trade perishables.

Just pocket your pride and borrow the money. Anyone can fall on hard times.

The bubbles that float in the pools now vanishing, now forming, never stay long in one place.

I'm at my wits' end for money [an idea].

He said cynically that every man has his price.

Surely the most unconscionable usurer can not be so unreasonable.

Mere cleverness without sound principles does not count for anything [much].

It's always better [best] to be on the safe side.

He won't give up so easily, you know; he's survived the austerities of the post‐war period.

Of course you can't say that it's worth nothing because it isn't perfect, so that doesn't mean that GTD is useless.

It may not be a sin, but it is a vice, to say the least of it.

This is not an excuse for inappropriate behaviour.

I don't think that they are valuable just because they have a large crop, but I'm glad when they sprout in great numbers - even when they are poison mushrooms.

This is definitely, 'The good you do for others is good you do yourself'! It's a reward because I was helpful!

People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.

I think that there's probably not a person in this country that hasn't turned a screw.

It is very reckless to dash immediately into the water without warming‐up [doing warming‐up exercises] first.

A real discussion is not just a question of hitting your opponent where it hurts.

Hey, no matter how well you excuse yourself, an excuse is an excuse.

The word mottainai also suggests a failure to respect the bonds between things.

Having come up to Tokyo with not a penny in his pockets he must have met with indescribable difficulties in building up his present fortune.

We can't simply say that one of them is the good guy and the other the baddie, just like that.