The most appetizing thing at a banquet is the courtesy of the host.

——Shakespeare

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

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

A gentleman is concerned about the road but not about poverty. —— Confucius

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

The journey of a gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility and cultivate one’s virtue through thrift. 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

Those who are extravagant are in ruins and those who are frugal are at peace.

——Bai Juyi