The person would learn how to differentiate his needs from his wants and would value hard work.

differentiate 是动词，由前缀 dif-（表示"分开"）和词根 fer（来自拉丁语 ferre，意为"携带"）加上后缀 -ate（表示"使成为"）组成。字面意思是"使分开携带"，引申为"区分、辨别"的意思。