At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

桶初桶末，你要取满了，要留到桶中。因为在底层，储蓄来得太晚了。

-- Hesiod 海西奥德