Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. ——Zuo Qiuming

The journey of a gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to cultivate one’s virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not peaceful, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhu Geliang

A porridge and a meal are hard-earned favors, and half a thread of constant thoughts are hard to come by. ——Zhu Bailu

Diligence and frugality are the fine traditions of our people. ——Zhou Enlai

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

Don’t waste, because waste is a sin. ―Marx

Love of simplicity limits possessiveness. ——Montesquieu

Don’t use water in vain near water, and don’t burn firewood in vain near mountains. ——Han proverb

Everything in the world is often achieved by diligence and frugality but failed by extravagance. ——Lu You

If you want to take it away, you must give it to you. ——Lao Tzu

If you fish from the lake, won’t you gain something? But next year there will be no fish; if you burn the crops to cultivate the fields, won’t you gain something? And next year there will be no beasts. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

A wise man will lose something if he thinks a lot; a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot.

——"Historical Records"

In the world, when it is difficult to gain, it is difficult to lose; when it is easy to gain, it is also difficult to lose. ——Su Guo

If you see small profits, big things will not happen. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

Those who have a big business will not care about the small names; ——"Northern History"

Life is also what I want, and righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and you must give up life for righteousness. ——"Mencius"

Some people want to get more things because of greed, but lose everything they have now. ——Aesop

I would rather suffer a loss noblely than gain despicably.

——Sirus

What is lost in fire can be gained in ashes. ——Danish Proverb

There is no doubt that losses are sometimes more beneficial than losses. ——Plautus

You can’t make a cake without breaking eggs. ——Russian proverb

If you buy something cheap, you will lose your money in vain.

——British proverb