Ancient moral mottos:

1. A gentleman is concerned about morality and not poverty. —— Confucius

2. Knowing shame is close to courage. —— Confucius

3. There is no greater humiliation than shamelessness. —— Wang Tong

4. Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zi Gong

5. Stay calm to cultivate your character, and be frugal to cultivate your virtue. —— Zhuge Liang

6. If you strengthen your foundation and use it sparingly, you will never be poor. —— Xun Kuang

7. Those who are extravagant and lazy will be poor, while those who are strong and thrifty will be rich. —— Han Fei

8. Those who are extravagant are in ruins, while those who are frugal are at peace. One evil and one good are in front of you. ——Bai Juyi

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

10. Do not think about danger in times of peace, abstain from extravagance and be frugal; cut down the roots in order to seek luxuriant trees, block the sources in order to have a long flow. ——Wei Zheng

11. The overlord took Erjiang alone, and many of his descendants surrendered with hundreds of cities. After all the luxury is achieved, will happiness and peace of mind lead to disaster? - Wang Anshi

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

13. When you welcome others with good demeanor, you are as close as brothers; —— Guan Zhong

14. A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility and cultivate one's virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching. —— Zhuge Liang

15. There are great brave men in the world who are not surprised when faced with sudden attacks, and are not angry when they are attacked without reason. ——Su Shi

Ancient famous sayings about moral character cultivation:

1. Self-cultivation does not involve telling one’s fate, and seeking a path does not choose the right time.

2. Advocating virtue and establishing momentum, practicing without forgetting profit, cultivating without forgetting reputation.

3. Habits and nature.

4. The word "no harm" is the great precept for those who cultivate themselves.

5. Born without having anything, doing without relying on it, succeeding without living.

6. The best thing is water. Water benefits all things without fighting.

7. The right person will get many help, but the wrong person will get little help.

8. Born in sorrow and died in happiness.

9. In self-cultivation, the first improvement is not to protect shortcomings. If a person does not protect his shortcomings, he will make progress.

10. The beginning of a habit is like spider silk, and after getting used to it, it is like a rope.

11. A gentleman goes against the Tao to cultivate virtue.

12. There are three friends who benefit and three friends who harm. Friends who are straight, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable are beneficial. If you have friends, you will be brave. If you are friendly, you will be gentle. If you have friends, you will be sycophantic, which is a loss.

13. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

14. Learn from the cang bamboo until you are old and keep an open mind to keep its integrity, and respect the cang pine that has withstood the wind and rain for a long time and does not know the cold.

15. The saint knows himself but does not see himself, loves himself but does not value himself.

Ancient maxims about morality:

1. Lan Fang never tires of the secluded valley, and a gentleman does not cultivate for fame.

2. The foundation of morality is nothing more than a righteous heart. A righteous heart is followed by a righteous body.

3. A gentleman maintains his integrity, cultivates his body, and makes the world peaceful.

4. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small.

5. Emphasis on words, actions, appearance, and good deeds. If words are serious, there is law; if actions are serious, there is virtue; if appearance is serious, there is authority; if love is serious, there is joy.

6. A gentleman is not ashamed to cultivate, and he is not ashamed to see dirt.

7. There are four aspects to the way of a gentleman: it is stronger than doing justice, weaker than accepting advice, fearful of receiving salary, and cautious in managing one's body.

8. Believing words are not beautiful, good words are not believed; good people do not argue, and debaters are not good; knowledgeable people are not knowledgeable, and knowledgeable people do not know.

9. If you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your mind; if you want to rectify your mind, you must first be sincere in your intentions.

10. I will examine myself three times today: Are I unfaithful in my plans for others? Are I disloyal to my friends? Are I disloyal to others?

11. When you see good people, think about them even if you go far away to gradually get closer.

12. The way to know is to study things. After studying things, you will know them. After knowing them, your intentions will be sincere. If your intentions are sincere, your mind will be right. If your mind is right, your body will be cultivated.

13. Those who are lazy cannot practice, while those who are jealous are afraid of others.

14. A prosperous house and a healthy body.

15. If you practice to the extreme, you will never stop being slandered.

16. Those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black.

17. To nourish the heart, don’t be good at having few desires.

18. The work is accomplished by hard work, but wasteful by play; the success is achieved by thinking, and destroyed by casualness.

19. Is benevolence far away? I want benevolence, but this is the end of it.

20. If there is insufficient belief, there will be no belief.