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Famous aphorisms from ancient people about diligence and thrift.

Don't be concerned about poverty and lowliness, and don't be obsessed with wealth. ——Tao Yuanming

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

3. Coins are round, so they roll away easily. ——Torrian

4. Frugality is the secret to wealth. ——Britain

5. Production is like a money tree, and conservation is like a cornucopia. ——Proverb

6. To imprison a country and eliminate its useless expenses is enough to double the cost. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty

7. If you want to live a good life, you must be diligent, thrifty and save the three treasures. ——Proverbs

8. Don’t worry about danger in times of peace, abstain from extravagance and be frugal; cut down the roots in order to grow trees; block the source in order to have a long flow. ——Wei Zheng

9. Those who are extravagant and lazy are poor, while those who are powerful and thrifty are rich. ——Han Fei

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

11. Being extravagant means taking things for granted and humiliating one's ambition; being frugal means asking nothing from others and having no regrets about oneself, which can nourish one's spirit. ——Luo Dajing

12. Luxury is the starting point of national weakness. ——Cuba

13. One and a half stars equals two cents. ——Proverb

14. If you cherish your clothes, you will have clothes to wear; if you cherish your food, you will have food to eat. ——Proverb

15. Diligence and thrift are the foundation of happiness, while waste is the seed of poverty. ——Proverb

16. Don’t neglect saving, as a little can add up to tens of millions. ——Fan Jiting

17. Building a family is like a needle picking up soil, and losing a family is like water pushing a boat. ——Proverb

18. Those who are extravagant are in ruins, while those who are frugal are at peace. One bad thing and one good thing are in front of them. ——Bai Juyi

19. Saving money is a big harvest. ——Proverb

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

21. Among various cost-saving measures, downsizing of personnel is the most important. ——Wang Yongqing

22. Frugality is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty. ——Greece

23. Frugality is an endless feast in your life. ——Emerson

24. Being good at selecting key points means saving time, but being busy without knowing the key points is equivalent to firing cannons indiscriminately. ——Bacon

25. Wealth is limited and expenses are unlimited, so you should live within your means. ——Yan Zhitui

26. Diligence without frugality is like having a needle without thread. ——Proverbs

27. Luxury and debauchery are just a phenomenon of social corruption, not the cause. ——Lu Xun

28. Extravagance leads to more desires. A gentleman who is too lustful will seek wealth and honor, which will lead to disaster in vain. ——Sima Guang

29. It is not easy to pour out the things accumulated in spoonfuls with a bucket. ——Kazakhs

30. Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays will easily get through difficulties when he is poor; whoever is luxurious and extravagant when he is rich will die of hunger and cold when he is poor. ——Saadi

31. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved by diligence and frugality, and destruction was achieved by luxury. ——Li Shangyin

32. Once comfortable enjoyment becomes a habit, people will almost not feel the fun at all, and it will become a real need of people. ——Rousseau

33. Take it in moderation and use it in moderation, and you will always have enough. ——Volume 234 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

34. It is hard to eat the fruits of hard work in one sitting. ——Uigur

35. Frugality is a feast that you can never finish in your life. ——Emerson

36. When food is put into the warehouse, don’t forget disasters and famines. ——Proverb

37. Luxury is like wine, which both excites and debilitates people. ——Karl

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

39. Frugality itself is a property. ——Britain

40. When it comes to eating, it’s home-cooked meals, and when it comes to wearing coarse clothes.

——Proverb