The Miser, 구두쇠, 이솝우화

The Miser,  구두쇠, 이솝우화

  A Miser melted down all his gold into a single lump, which he buried in a field. Every day he would spend long hours gloating over his treasure. 
  One of his men noticed his frequent visits to the spot, and one day discovered his secret. He went one night, dug up the gold and stole it.
  The next day the Miser visited the place and finding his treasure gone, fell to groaning over his loss. Thus he was seen by a neighbor, who asked him what his trouble was.
  The Miser told him and the other replied, "Don't take it so much to heart, my friend; put a brick in the hole, and look at it every day: you won't be any worse off than before, for even when you had your gold it was of no earthly use to you." 

Unused riches create no good.