Those who are extravagant will be in ruins, while those who are frugal will be at peace. ——Bai Juyi

Don’t think about living in peace and be prepared for danger, abstain from extravagance and be frugal; cut down the roots in order to seek luxuriant trees, block the source in order to have a long flow. ——Wei Zheng

Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, their success was due to diligence and frugality, and their success was due to extravagance. ——Li Shangyin

The overlord took Erjiang alone, and many of his descendants surrendered with hundreds of cities. After the success of Luxurious, what about peace and happiness and misfortune? ——Wang Anshi

Luxury leads to more desires. A gentleman who is too lustful will seek wealth and honor, which will lead to disaster in vain. ——Sima Guang

Extravagant means taking extravagantly and humiliating one's ambition; once one practices frugality, one has nothing to ask for from others and nothing to be ashamed of oneself, which can nourish the spirit. ——Luo Dajing

Half vermicelli should be cherished even if it is a public property. People don't understand Yu Zhongqu, but they say Yu is a calculating person. ——Xu Teli

A person who allows himself to be completely controlled by wealth can never be fair. ——Democritus

Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays will easily survive when he is poor; whoever is luxurious and extravagant when he is rich will die of hunger and cold when he is poor. ——Sadie

Luxury always follows immorality, and immorality always follows luxury. —— Montesquieu

The inevitable consequence of luxury—the disintegration of manners—in turn causes the corruption of taste.

——Rousseau