1. Calmness cultivates health, frugality cultivates virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

2. Those who are extravagant and lazy will be poor, while those who are strong and thrifty will be rich. ——Han Feizi "Han Feizi Xianxue"

3. Once comfortable enjoyment becomes a habit, people will almost no longer feel the fun, and it will become a real need of people. ——Rousseau

4. Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays will easily survive when he is poor; whoever is luxurious and extravagant when he is rich will die of hunger and cold when he is poor. ——Sadie's "Rose Garden"

5. Luxury is just getting happiness from the labor of others. ——Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Law"

6. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, constant thoughts on material difficulties. ——Zhu Bolulu's "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions"

7. A gentleman is concerned about morality but not poverty. ——Confucius' "The Analects of Confucius Wei Linggong"

8. Wealth is limited and expenses are unlimited, so we should live within our means. ——Yan Zhitui

9. Frugality is an inexhaustible feast in your life. ——Emerson

10. Always think of sometimes as no time, and never think of no time as sometimes. ——"Zeng Tangxianwen"

11. Frugality itself is a great source of wealth. —— Seneca

12. Extravagance will be killed by its own strength. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Zuo Zhuan·The 29th Year of Duke Xiang"

13. Things in the world are often achieved by diligence and frugality but failed by extravagance. ——Lu You

14. Extravagance leads to more desires. A gentleman's excessive desire for wealth and honor will lead to disaster in vain. ——Sima Guang's "Teaching Thrift and Promoting Health"

15. After the success of luxury, there will be both happiness and peace. ——Wang Anshi

16. A gentleman uses frugality to overcome difficulties, but cannot use glory and wealth. ——Pre-Qin "Yi Zhuan·Fou"

17. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Zuo Zhuan·Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang"

18. Extravagance and frugality must be regarded as a blessing in the world. ——Pre-Qin "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Ji Kai Biography"

19. The cost of imprisoning the country and removing its useless expenses is enough to double the cost. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Mozi: The Use of Jie"

20. Jie is used internally and cultivates virtue externally. ——Pre-Qin "Zuo Zhuan·Nineteenth Year of Duke Zhao"