1. Don’t seek fame in vain, and don’t fake honor. ——"Yuan Zizheng's Political Strategy"
2. Discipline one's body through careful conduct, but not select people through meticulous conduct. ——Wei Yuan
3. Understand morality to solidify the foundation, focus on cultivation to calm the soul, know integrity and shame to purify the heart, and get rid of greed to maintain integrity.
4. 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
5. Integrity means that officials dare not be arrogant, and fairness means that the people dare not bully. Gongge begets wisdom, integrity begets authority, honesty begets trustworthiness, and diligence is effective. ——Li Xing
6. Power is like a river, clear and turbid depends on the official's morality. ——"Modern Guo Honghe"
7. If you do many unjust things, you will have to forgive yourself. ——"Zuo Zhuan"
8. The ancients said: "The great law is the small incorruptibility." If a minister can be incorruptible, he only gets half of it. If you are not honest, you cannot enforce the law, and if you are illegal, you cannot support integrity. ——Chen Hongmou
9. Gong begets enlightenment, and integrity begets prestige.
10. The old man is brave and ambitious. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition. A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to cultivate one's virtue through thrift. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang
11. Strictly criticizing the corruption of subordinates without asking the superiors, the law will become stricter, the greed will become more severe, the government will become more chaotic, the people will die, and the country will perish. ——Wang Fuzhi
12. If you rectify yourself, you can rectify things; if you govern yourself, you can govern others. ——Yue Fei
13. The integrity of ministers is the fashion of the world. ——Shi Kefa
14. Only by being honest can you gather people, by being disciplined can you convince people, by being upright can you lead people, and only by being selfless can you move people.
15. Regret for shameful behavior is life-saving. ——Democritus
16. Corruption and bribery will deepen the consequences if the disadvantages are not eliminated. ——Bao Zheng
17. The combination of selfishness and greed will hatch many poisonous snakes that harm others. ——Ai Qing
18. A gentleman is knowledgeable and examines himself three times every day. Then he will know clearly and act without fault. ——Xunzi
19. Self-examination is a mirror that can clearly show our mistakes and give us the opportunity to correct them. ——Heine
20. It is difficult to predict the coming of disasters, but as long as you are not greedy for money, do not use tricks, do not sell your reputation, and do not be arrogant, you can make up for it. People die for money, and if they are not greedy, they will avoid disaster. ——Zeng Guofan
21. A greedy person will take things unjustly, regardless of injustice; an honest person will take things compliantly, and will always be ashamed of what he gets. ——Chen Xin
22. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan
23. Don’t be greedy for unexpected wealth, and don’t drink too much wine. ——Zhu Bailu
24. Get rid of selfishness first, and then you can deal with public affairs; first make peace with what you have seen, and then you can listen to others. ——Jin Ying
25. The key to government is publicity and purity; the way to start a family is frugality and diligence. ——Lin Bu
26. Not all shiny things are gold; not all beautiful words are good words. ——Shakespeare
27. Self-control is the instinct of the strongest. ——Bernard Shaw
28. Peak achievements come from self-discipline. ——Konosuke Matsushita
29. Get up at five in the morning and go to bed before ten in the evening. Such a simple and regular life begins. —— Haruki Murakami
30. The so-called self-discipline is an important principle to solve the pain in life with a positive and proactive attitude. It mainly includes four aspects: delaying gratification, taking responsibility, respecting facts, and maintaining balance. —— M. Scott Pike
31. No matter how you express your anger, don’t do anything irreparable. ——Bacon
32. You have to control your emotions, otherwise your emotions will control you. ——Alexander Dumas
33. Coming out of the mud but not stained, washing the clear ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi
34. If you are an official and do not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. ——Xu Jiujing
35. Fame cannot be sought in vain, nor can honor be obtained falsely. ——"Yuan Zizheng's Political Strategy"
36. Discipline one's body through careful conduct, but not select people through meticulous conduct. ——Wei Yuan
37. Understand morality in order to consolidate the foundation, focus on cultivation in order to calm the soul, know integrity and shame in order to purify the heart, and eliminate greed in order to maintain integrity. ——Wang Shu
38. 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
39. Integrity makes officials dare not be arrogant, and fairness makes the people dare not deceive. Gongge begets wisdom, integrity begets authority, honesty begets trustworthiness, and diligence is effective. ——Li Xing
40. Power is like a river, whether it is clear or turbid depends on the official’s morality. ——"Modern Guo Honghe"
41. If you do many unjust things, you will have to forgive yourself. ——"Zuo Zhuan"
42. The ancients said: "The great law means the small incorruptibility." If a minister can be incorruptible, he only gets half of it. If you are not honest, you cannot enforce the law, and if you are illegal, you cannot support integrity.
——Chen Hongmou
43. Gong begets enlightenment, and integrity begets prestige.
——Nianfu