1. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was due to diligence and frugality, and failure was due to extravagance. ——Li Shangyin

2. Coming out of the mud but not stained, washing the clear ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi

3. If you don’t make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. ——Xu Jiujing

4. Fame cannot be sought in vain, nor can honor be obtained falsely. ——"Yuan Zizheng's Political Strategy"

5. Discipline one's body through careful conduct, but not select people through meticulous conduct. ——Wei Yuan

6. Understand morality to consolidate the foundation, focus on cultivation to soothe the soul, know integrity and shame to purify the heart, and get rid of greed to maintain integrity. ——Wang Shu

7. Integrity and shame are the key to establishing a person. If you are not honest, you will take everything; if you are not shameful, you will do everything. If people do this, disaster, chaos, and destruction will befall them everywhere. ——Chen Hongmou