1. Truth is the most valuable of all our possessions, so let us save it. ——Proverb

2. Among various cost-saving measures, reducing personnel is the most important. ——Wang Yongqing

3. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material affairs. ——Zhu Bolulu's "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions"

4. Don't pour out the things accumulated in spoonfuls with a bucket. ——Kazakh

5. Diligence, thrift and thrift will make the whole family happy. ——Proverb

6. All savings are, in the final analysis, time savings. ——Marx

7. To sail a ship depends on steering, and to manage a household depends on frugality. ——Proverb

8. Don’t eat the fruits of your hard work in one sitting. ——Uyghur