1. A porridge and a meal is not easy to think about; It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources. General idea: even a porridge and a meal should be thought of. ...

2. Be thrifty in the country and thrifty at home. General idea: Be diligent in national undertakings and frugal in family life.

3. Thrift is also a virtue; Waste is a great evil. Thrift is the great virtue of doing good; Luxury is the root of all evil.

4. People's livelihood is diligent, but there is no shortage of diligence. General idea: the livelihood of ordinary people lies in hard work, and only hard work will not lack property.

5. Thrift leads to prosperity, while fornication leads to death. Thrift will lead to prosperity, while lewdness and pleasure will perish.