> No better burden is borne on the road > that a good store of common sense; > better than wealth will it seem in strange parts: > such is a poor man's means - There is nothing better to have with you on the road than common sense - because it will serve you well - It will Keep you safer - You'll encounter less friction in life the more intelligent your are - Common sense and practical wisdom are infinitely better than riches - they will likely keep you alive in foreign and hostile territory - You can try to pay and bribe people in strange places - but perhaps it is just better and more sensical to just avoid those situations entirely - A poor man cannot live for long without common sense, for he has no wealth to fall back on - it's always better to have something infinite compared to something finite (sense, gold) - The rich can buy their way out, but it's preferable to not be put in those situations to begin with