財cái散sàn人rén聚jù,，財cái聚jù人rén散sàn

What does 財散人聚，財聚人散 (cái sàn rén jù, cái jù rén sàn) mean?

財散人聚，財聚人散 (cái sàn rén jù, cái jù rén sàn) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語). Word for word it reads "When wealth is dispersed, people gather; when wealth is hoarded, people scatter." In use it means: Generosity attracts loyal followers and partners, while greed drives them away. Sharing profits builds teams; hoarding destroys them. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Wood note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Pig.

Literally: "When wealth is dispersed, people gather; when wealth is hoarded, people scatter.."

The reading

The boss who shares profits with employees builds an army. The one who keeps everything creates enemies who look like workers. Generosity in business is not charity but architecture, constructing a structure held together by mutual benefit. A tight fist holds nothing but itself. The great merchants of history understood that distributing wealth was the surest way to multiply it.

What kind of proverb it is

• Typeyànyǔ 諺語
• FocusPresent-minded
• Element木 Wood
• Zodiac tie豬 Year of the Pig

Source Attributed to Fan Li (范蠡), Spring and Autumn period; later cited in Shanxi merchant traditions

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Keep reading

Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Wealth, Work & Diligence, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Pig, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.