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Qing Dynasty] Li Xing's "Xi Ceng Wai Ji Bing Yan": Gong begets Ming, and honesty begets authority.

——If an official is dedicated to the public good and acts impartially, he will be clear-sighted; if an official is honest, he will establish prestige.

[Spring and Autumn Period] "The Analects of Confucius·Liren": Wealth and honor are what people want. If you don't get it by following the way, you won't be able to live there.

——Wealth and high official status are what people want. But for a moral person, if they come from a bad source, don’t want them.

[Spring and Autumn] "The Analects of Confucius·Zilu": If his body is upright, he will not act according to orders; if his body is not upright, he will not follow orders even though he is told.

——If an official is honest and upright, even if he does not issue orders, the people will do their job well; if he is greedy and dishonest, even if his three hairpins are gone, Xi Nuo will find someone to replace him with. SPAN lang= EN-US>

[Tang Dynasty] Li Shangyin's "Ode to History": Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was due to diligence and frugality, and failure was due to extravagance.

——Looking at the experiences and lessons of sages and sages in the past dynasties in governing the country, success is due to diligence and frugality, and failure is due to luxury.

[Song Dynasty] Bao Zheng's "Officials Begging for Don't Use Stolen Money": Those who are honest are the representatives of the people; those who are greedy are the thieves of the people.

——Integrity officials are role models for the people; corrupt officials are thieves of the people.

[Song Dynasty] Yue Fei: Civil servants do not love money, military ministers are willing to die, and the world is peaceful.

——Civil officials are upright and honest, and military generals fight to the death to serve the country, so that the country can be at peace.

[Song Dynasty] Zhu Xi: The road in this world is as dangerous as greed, and a few people have missed their lives here.

——There is no more dangerous road in the world than greed, and many people have missed their lives because of it.

[Song Dynasty] Ouyang Xiu's "Preface to the Biography of Officials in the History of the Five Dynasties": Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, and leisure can destroy one's life.

—— Worry and hard work can make a country prosperous; blindly coveting ease and enjoyment can ruin oneself.

Greed of luxury destroys people's spiritual purity, because unfortunately, the more you get, the more greedy you become, and indeed you always feel that you cannot satisfy yourself. ——France Angel

Human beings also need dreamers. Such people are obsessed with the selfless development of a cause and therefore cannot pay attention to their own material interests. ——Marie Curie

Virtue tells people: Resist temptation, so that you will have more opportunities to perform noble actions. ——Russian Cherershevsky

Not being greedy is a treasure. ——Zuo Qiuming

Stir up the turbid and promote the pure, abolish corruption and establish integrity. ——Liu Zongyuan

It can come out of the mud without being stained, and it can wash away the pure ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi

Integrity is the example of the people, and greed is the thief of the people. ——Bao Zheng

The breeze goes up to the sky with both sleeves, so that Lu Yan (common people) will not talk too much. ——Yu Qian

If his body is upright, he can do it without being told; if his body is not upright, he can't do it even if he is told. ——Confucius

There is nothing better than being fair when you are in an official position, and nothing is better than being honest when you are facing wealth. ——Bai Juyi

The origin of desire is destroyed, and an honest heart is born. ——Liu Xiang

It’s not my property, even if I don’t take any of it. ——Su Shi

Poverty and a clean and simple life are exactly where we revolutionaries can overcome many difficulties. ——Fang Zhimin

A frugal life can not only make the spirit happy, but also cultivate revolutionary qualities. ——Xu Teli

An honest person does not seek what he has.

Take wealth as grass and body as treasure. ——Liu Xiang

No matter what the trend of the times and the fashion of society are, you can always rely on your noble quality to transcend the times and society and follow your own correct path. ——American Einstein

Without ideological innocence, there cannot be financial integrity.

——France Balzac