1. Don’t think about living in peace and be prepared for danger, abstain from extravagance and be frugal; cut down the roots in order to seek luxuriant trees, block the source in order to have a long flow. ——Wei Zheng

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

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

4. 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

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

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

7. If you cherish your clothes, you will have clothes to wear; if you cherish your food, you will have food to eat.

——Proverb