Famous quotes about integrity:

People have ambitions, but bamboo has integrity.

We are not afraid of poverty, but we are afraid of shortcomings.

If a person has no strong bones, he will not be secure.

Heroes shed blood but not tears.

Ordinary people who stand with their legs upright are taller than celebrities who kneel down. (Türkiye)

Three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zihan"

When the year is cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zihan"

A man with lofty ideals and benevolence will not harm his benevolence by seeking life, but will kill himself to achieve benevolence. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong"

Don't lower your ambitions, don't humiliate your body. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Zi"

Wealth and honor cannot be immoral, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot bend. ——"Mencius, Duke Teng Wen"

If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can be good for the world. ——"Mencius: Dedicate Your Heart"

Death is inevitable for everyone, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——Sima Qian's "Book of Reporting to Ren An"

Don't betray for the sake of poverty, and don't change your ambition for the sake of being humble. ——Huan Kuan's "On Salt and Iron? The Territory is Vast"

It would be better for jade to be broken than to be completely tiled. ——"Book of the Northern Qi Dynasty? Biography of Yuan Jing'an"

The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the honest minister. ——Li Shimin's "Giving to Xiao Yu"

It can come out of the mud without being stained, and wash through the clear ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi's "Shuo on Love of Lotus"

It's time to see the beauty of the lotus, and draw pictures one by one. ——Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness"

Fame and integrity are more important than Mount Tai, while profit is less important than a feather. ——Yu Qian's "Untitled"

Don't be afraid of being shattered into pieces, leaving your innocence in the world. ——Yu Qian's "Song of Lime"

The green hills are not relaxed, and the roots are still in the broken rocks.

Despite all the hard work, I am still strong, no matter how strong the wind is from the southeast, northwest or northwest. ——Zheng Xie (xiè) "Painting"

Zhu Ziqing has the backbone

After the Kuomintang reactionaries launched a full-scale civil war, they looted and plundered, prices soared, and the people were miserable. Zhu Ziqing, a professor at Tsinghua University, was also in debt. He couldn't even afford a cotton-padded coat in the winter, so his family could only survive on gruel. His youngest son died of malnutrition.

The reactionary government knew that Zhu Ziqing was very knowledgeable and invited him to be an official several times, promising a high salary. However, he was determined not to become a reactionary official and refused again and again.

The Kuomintang was worried about university professors revolting, so they issued flour rationing certificates to them and supplied U.S. "aid" flour at low prices. In order to protest against the United States' support for Chiang Kai-shek's civil war, more than a hundred professors in Beijing issued a statement not to buy flour aided by the United States. Zhu Ziqing signed the statement without hesitation and said to his wife: "People are poor but ambitious. We must be Chinese people with backbone and never beg for so-called gifts from the United States."

On August 12, 1948, Zhu Ziqing unfortunately passed away due to a serious illness. Before his death, he gathered all his strength and said to his wife: "One thing must be remembered. I signed the statement refusing to buy US-aided flour. Even if you Even if you starve, don't buy it.

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His wife nodded with tears in her eyes, and Zhu Ziqing smiled happily and closed his eyes