Quietness cultivates one’s character, frugality cultivates virtue. —— Zhuge Liang

A gentleman worries about the road but not about poverty. ——Confucius

Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zigong

Strengthen the foundation and use it sparingly, and then the sky will not be poor. ——Xun Kuang

Those who are extravagant and lazy are poor, while those who are powerful and thrifty are rich. —— Han Fei

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. —— Zhuge Liang

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, stop 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

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

A kind spirit welcomes people, and they are as close as brothers; a bad spirit greets people, and it harms the soldiers. ——Guan Zhong

There are great brave men in the world who are not surprised when something happens suddenly, and are not angry when something happens without reason. ——Su Shi

We should be careful not to hurt other comrades with words, but we should also be able to bear it when others use words to hurt us. ——Liu Shaoqi

If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up. ——Confucius

The reason why mortals are more noble than animals is because they are polite. ——"Yan Zi Chun Qiu"

Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. Only those who are virtuous and virtuous can obey others. ——Liu Bei

It is not a matter of disrespect for position, but a matter of disrespect for virtue; it is not a matter of shame that one does not have a good partner, but a matter of not being knowledgeable. ——Zhang Heng

The earth can support the city wall, and the accumulation of virtue can make a solid ground. ——Li Bai

People cannot live like animals, they should pursue knowledge and virtue. ——Dante

Earth can build a city wall, and accumulated virtue can make a solid ground. ——Li Bai

If you do a good thing, you will feel at ease; if you do a bad thing, you will feel guilty. —— Shen Hanguang

The most valuable revolutionary quality is to remain unstained in the mud and not corroded by the sugar-coated bullets of the bourgeoisie. ——Zhou Enlai

The saddest thing for a person is the death of conscience. ——Guo Moruo

Reason is higher than the heart, and thoughts are more reliable than emotions. —— Gorky

People should be wise in wisdom, morally innocent, and physically clean. —— Chekhov

Conscience is determined by a person’s knowledge and entire lifestyle. ——Marx

Knowing shame is close to courage.

—— Confucius