Since ancient times, many wise people have issued aphorisms advocating honesty and integrity. These remarks are concise and comprehensive, with unique insights. They are the crystallization of profound experience in life practice and accumulation of thoughts.

It is common to find competent officials, but the most difficult thing is to be honest. [Jin] Yuan Haowen's "Yuan Yishan Collection"

Note: Capable officials can often be seen, but it is very difficult to be fair and honest.

An honest person is a model of the people; a greedy person is a thief of the people. [Song Dynasty] Bao Zheng's "Short of Officials Begging for Don't Use Stolen Money"

Note: Honest officials are role models for the people; corrupt officials are thieves of the people.

The civil servants do not love money, the military ministers are willing to die, and the world is at peace. [Song Dynasty] Yue Fei

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

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

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

Although you cannot give up your desires, you can restrain your pursuits. [Warring States] "Xunzi? Correcting the Name"

Note: Although human desires cannot be eliminated, the pursuit of desires can be controlled.

Looking back at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved through diligence and frugality, and destruction was achieved through luxury. [Tang Dynasty] Li Shangyin's "Ode to History"

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

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

Annotation: Worry and hard work can make the country prosperous; blindly coveting ease and enjoyment can ruin oneself.

Things must rot first, and then insects will grow there; people must first doubt them, and then slander them. [Song Dynasty] Su Shi's "Fan Zeng Lun"

Note: Things must rot by themselves first before moths can emerge. People must first become suspicious before they can listen to slander.

Wealth can make people greedy, sex can make people addicted, fame can make people jealous, and power can make people dependent. Now that the four troubles are gone, are they still in the dust? [Song Dynasty] Shao Yong's "Man's Song"

Note: Money makes people greedy, beauty makes people addicted, fame makes people proud, and power makes people tyrannical. If a young man could avoid the four evils of wealth, sex, fame, and power, would he still be an ordinary person in the world?

No way to nourish the heart is to have few desires. [Warring States] Mencius

Note: The best way to cultivate one's moral character is to reduce all kinds of desires.

If you are poor, don’t forget your skills; if you are rich, don’t forget the Tao. [Tang Dynasty] Pi Rixiu's "Preface to Six Proverbs"

Annotation: Although a person cannot achieve his goals, he cannot forget his conduct; when his status is high, he cannot forget the right path.

If there are good people at the top, there must be bad people at the bottom. [Warring States Period] "Mencius? Teng Wen Gong"

Note: Whatever the people at the top like, the people at the bottom often imitate it, and often do it even more.

When governing official affairs, one should not seek personal benefits, and in public affairs, one should not seek benefits. [Han] Liu Xiang's "Shuo Yuan? Zhi Gong"

Note: When working for the public, you cannot consider personal matters, and you cannot talk about private interests.

Government lies in getting rid of selfishness. If selfishness is not eliminated, justice will perish. [Jin] Fu Xuan

Note: The key to presiding over government affairs is to get rid of selfishness, otherwise there will be no justice.

A gentleman chooses first and pays later, while a villain acts first and then chooses. [Sui] Wang Tong's "Wen Zhongzi? Wei Xiang"

Annotation: When people with high moral character make friends, they first make choices and then associate with each other; villains are different. They fall in love with each other at first sight and appear extremely affectionate before going. Choose who you need.

If you observe their friendship, you can tell whether they are virtuous or not. [Spring and Autumn] Guan Zhong

Note: You can tell who he is by looking at the friends he keeps.

The virtuous and ambitious people are like to their descendants...they can be given words, but not wealth. [Han] Wang Fu's "Qianfu Lun? Containment and Benefit"

Note: Wise people and ambitious people...leave them words of instruction to their descendants, rather than leaving them property.

After cultivating the body, the family will be in order, after the family is in order, the country will be governed, and after the country is governed, the world will be peaceful. [Chinese] "Book of Rites? University"

Annotation: Only by improving one's own moral cultivation can the family be rectified; only by rectifying the family can the country be governed well; only by governing the country well can one Peace the world.

It’s better to grow old and grow stronger, rather than to have a gray-headed heart? Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds. [Tang Dynasty] Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng"

Note: As people get older, they should be more ambitious. How can they change their past ideas and plans just because they have gray hair? When the situation is difficult and difficult, we should become stronger and not lose our ambition because of it.

The key to government is to recruit people, and if they are not used according to their talents, it will be difficult to govern. Those appointed today must be based on virtue and knowledge. [Tang Dynasty] Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians" by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty

Note: The most important thing in governing a country is to obtain talents. If people are not properly employed, it will be difficult to achieve governance. Nowadays, when appointing people, moral character, knowledge and knowledge must be the basis.

If you use a righteous person, those who do good will be encouraged; if you misuse an evil person, those who are not good will advance. Rewards should be regarded as their hard work, and those who have done nothing will be dismissed; punishments should be regarded as their crimes, and those who do evil should be warned. [Tang] Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians" Tang Taizong's words

Annotation: If you seek to find a gentleman and use it, good people with upright hearts and good deeds will encourage each other to continue to do good; once you misuse bad people with evil intentions and evil deeds, then Bad people will rush to get into the court or local government offices. Reward those who deserve reward and the reward is commensurate with their merit, then those who have no merit will naturally step back; punish those who deserve punishment and the punishment is commensurate with the severity of their crime, then those who have done bad things will Will take warning and feel fear.

The skin of a thousand sheep is not as good as the armpit of a fox; the promise of a thousand people is not as good as the lie of one scholar. The king of Wu was prosperous, and the Yin Dynasty was destroyed. [Han] Sima Qian's "Historical Records? Biography of Shang Jun" Zhao Liangyu

Note: A thousand sheepskins are not as good as a fox armpit; a thousand mediocre people who echo the words are not as good as a person who speaks uprightly. King Wu of Zhou prospered the country because he had many honest ministers on his left and right, but King Zhou of Yin lost his country and killed himself because his ministers did not dare to say anything.

Those who do things for others will be helped by the crowd; those who do things for themselves will be dismissed by the crowd. [Han] "Huainanzi? Military Training"

Note: If you do things for the benefit of the masses, everyone will follow him and help him; if you do things for personal benefit, everyone will leave him and abandon him.

Scholars have the heart to serve the world, and then they can promote the virtuous people in the world. [Yuan Dynasty] Zhang Yanghao's "Fengxian Advice"

Annotation: Bureaucrats and scholar-officials have the heart to serve the world, and only then can they recommend the world's sages.

Gong begets enlightenment, and integrity begets prestige. [Qing Dynasty] Li Xing's "Xi Ceng Wai Ji? Bing Yan"

Annotation: Officials who are dedicated to serving the public and doing things fairly will be clear-sighted; if they are honest, they will establish prestige.

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. [Spring and Autumn] "The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren" Confucius's words

Note: 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.

If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

[Spring and Autumn] "The Analects of Confucius? Zilu" Confucius' Sayings

Note: If an official is honest and honest, even if he does not issue orders, the people will do well; if he is greedy and unrighteous, even if he gives orders repeatedly, the people will not do it. Will obey.

Ji Kangzi was suffering from robberies and asked Confucius. Confucius said to him: "If you don't want what you want, you won't steal it even if you reward it." [Spring and Autumn Annals] "The Analects of Confucius? Yan Yuan"

Note: Ji Kangzi, the Prime Minister of Lu, was worried about the theft trend in society and asked him to Confucius asked what to do. Confucius replied: "If you officials are honest and not greedy for money, then even if you spend money to reward theft, no one will steal."

If you are greedy for the master, you will lose your country; Greed will lead to death. [Tang Dynasty] Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians? Greedy" Written by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty

Note: As the leader of a country, if you are greedy and extravagant without knowing it, you will surely lose your country; as a minister, if you are greedy and greedy, you will be ruined. A fatal disaster.

If you are selfish and greedy, instead of breaking public laws and harming the people, and even if your actions go unnoticed, won’t the central government always be afraid? There are many fears, and there are also deaths due to them. How can a man be so greedy for money that he harms his life and makes his descendants feel ashamed? [Tang Dynasty] Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians? Corruption" Tang Taizong's words

Note: If you bend the law for personal gain and accept bribes, it will not only corrupt the national law and harm the people, but also even if the scandal is not exposed, how can the corrupt person's heart be changed? Not always afraid? There is too much fear, and some people get sick and die from it. How can a real man harm his family and life because of his greed for money, so that future generations will always feel ashamed of it!

Every grain, every grain, is my name; every millimeter, every millimeter, is the fat of the people. If you give me one cent, the people will receive more than one cent; if you take one penny, I am not worth a penny. Who is sociable? Integrity is really hurt. Suan is not ill-gotten wealth, where did it come from! [Qing Dynasty] Zhang Boxing's "Collected Works of Zhengyi Tang"

Notes:

A piece of silk, a grain of rice, are related to my reputation and integrity; a cent of money, a cent of dispute, It's all about people's fat and people's anointing. If I take one less penny, the people will benefit more than one penny; if I take one penny more, my behavior will not be worth a penny. Who said that eating more and occupying more is an unavoidable common thing among officials? You must know that doing so actually damages the virtue of "being honest and aware of shame". If you say that these money and things are not ill-gotten gains, then please tell me how you got them!

The motto of integrity is as follows:

1. Life cannot bloom brilliant flowers from lies - Heine

2. Only sincerity can break the world. Hypocrisy, but truth can break the world's falsehoods - Xue Xuan

3. Those who do not believe in their words will have no results - Mozi

4. If a person breaks his trust, his reputation will not be achieved - Liu Xiang

5. Honesty is a symbol of strength. It shows a person's high self-respect and inner sense of security and dignity - Erin Casser

6 , Hypocritical sincerity is more terrifying than the devil - Rabindranath Tagore

7. Credit at work is the best wealth.

Young people who have no credit accumulation must become losers - Daisaku Ikeda

8. The people cannot stand without trust - Confucius

9. If you follow the path of upright and honest life, you will surely succeed. There is a destination with a clear conscience - Gorky Where does dignity come from - Cicero

12. When trust disappears, the body has no life - Alexandre Dumas

13. If you slip, you may stand up again immediately. If you lose your trust, You may never be redeemed - Franklin

14. Half the truth is often a big lie - Franklin

15. Sincerity is an openness of the heart - La Rochefoucauld

16. Integrity is the foundation of human beings - Lu Xun

17. Wherever sincerity comes, gold and stone can be opened - Wang Chong

18. If you don’t believe, you can’t stand, and you can’t be dishonest. ——Chao Shuozhi

19. Don’t deceive yourself internally, and don’t deceive others externally.——Master Hongyi

20. Treating others with truthfulness not only benefits others, but also benefits others.—— - Yang Tonglt;/Plt; pgt;

21. If you want others to be honest, you must first be honest yourself - Shakespeare

22. Honesty is the lifeblood of life and all value. The foundation of trust - Dreiser

23. Honesty is the most noble thing a person can maintain - Qiao Yu

24. Losing integrity is equivalent to the enemy destroying oneself ——Shakespeare

25. Being sincere is the way of heaven; being sincere is the way of man——Mencius

26. The beauty of a word is more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold——Ge Hong

27. Without loyalty, one cannot stand in the world - Cheng Yi

28. An honest person must be trustworthy to himself, and his last support is sincerity - Emerson

29. Honesty and diligence should be your permanent companions - Franklin Roche Fuli

31. If you accept someone with a letter, the world will trust you; if you don’t accept someone with a letter, your wife will be suspicious - Yang Quan

32. He wants us to buy his honesty. What this kind of person sells is his reputation - Wolfg

33. What a liar gets is that no one will believe him even if he tells the truth - Aesop

34. People who think they are smart often do not end well. The smartest people in the world are honest people, because only honest people can withstand the test of facts and history - Zhou Enlai

35. The one who helps others is trustworthy - "Book of Changes"

36. There is no precious gold or jade, but loyalty is the treasure - "Book of Rites"

37. No disaster is too great Yu Wuxin - Fu Xuanlt;/Plt; pgt;

38. A husband's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold - "Zizhi Tongjian"

39. Honesty Comparison All wisdom is better, and it is the basic condition for wisdom - Kant's "Persisting Peace"

40. Honesty and diligence should be your permanent companions - Franklin

41. Horses should be tamed first and then be good; people should trust first and then seek ability - "Zhun Nanzi"

42. Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom - Jefferson

43. If there is insufficient trust, there is no trust - "Guanzi"

44. Those who are honest are the knot of the world - "Mozi"

45. Credit is hard to lose, and it costs ten The credit accumulated over the years is often lost due to temporary words and deeds - Daisaku Ikeda

46. Deceiving can only be temporary, but honesty is a long-term strategy - John Raylt;/Plt; pgt ;

47. Small faith and sincerity lead to great faith - Han Feizi

48. I would rather be attacked by a hundred enemies with sincerity than ten friends with hypocrisy. Praise for - Petofi

49. There is no need to say anything, no need to have a thought, just go with sincerity and sincerity. Over time, you will have the confidence to keep silent, and you will succeed in silence - —Lu Kun

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, Thousands of teachings teach people to seek truth, and thousands of studies teach them to be real people. ——Tao Xingzhi

51. If you are used to talking empty words, the most respectable people will lose their dignity. ——Motto

52. Being sincere is the way of heaven; being sincere is the way of man. ——"Mencius Li Lou Shang"

53. Talk less empty words, do more work, be down-to-earth, and work hard. ——Deng Xiaoping

54. Thinking about evil things turns into hell; thinking about good things turns into heaven. ——Huinenglt;/Plt; pgt;

55. You live to make others live a better life. ——Lei Feng

56. Talented people are endowed with virtue; virtuous people are endowed with talent. ——Sima Guang

57. Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deed. ——Confucius's "The Analects of Confucius? Zilu"

58. People who have no faith do not know what they can do. ——Confucius's "The Analects of Confucius? For Politics"

59. If you recommend people with sincerity, they will be believed without words. ——Wang Tong's "Wen Zhongzi? Duke of Zhou"

60. If you are not honest in your studies, your studies will be miscellaneous; if you are not honest in your dealings, your affairs will fail; Losing virtue and increasing resentment. ——Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi's "Er Cheng Collection? On Learning"

61. We should let nature take its course, stand on the truth, seek the light of life, and must not fall into the realm of reluctance and hypocrisy. Disillusionment of all real life. ——Li Dazhaolt;/Plt; pgt;

62. Full of losses, but modest of gains. ——"Shang Shu? Dayu Mo"

63. Humility makes people progress, while pride makes people fall behind. ——Mao Zedong

64. Don’t boast even a little bit. Pride and complacency will lead to overturning. ——Chen Yi

65. Be determined to do great things, not to be a high official. ——Sun Yat-sen

66. Small knowledge makes people proud, and rich knowledge makes people humble. ——Leonardo Da Vinci

67. Life is short, and only virtue can pass it on to distant future generations. ——Shakespeare

68. When a gentleman corrects his mistakes, a villain pretends to be wrong; when he corrects his mistakes, he finally realizes his faults, but when he pretends to be wrong, he is finally confused; ——Shao ??Yong's "Misunderstanding"

69. Morality is indeed not a dogma that guides people on how to make themselves happy, but a doctrine that guides people on how to deserve happiness. (Kant, German philosopher)lt;/Plt; pgt;

70. If you are not sincere to yourself, you will deceive your heart and abandon yourself; if you are not sincere to others, you will lose your virtue and increase your resentment. ("Henan Chengshi's Cui Yan Lun Xue Chapter" by Yang Shi in the Song Dynasty)

71. When people treat others with reality, even if they are sparse, they will be dense; (Han Han Ying's "Han Shi Wai Zhuan")

72. A light promise will lead to a lack of faith, and anything easy will lead to many difficulties (Laozi)

73. The true one is the most sincere. . If you are not refined or sincere, you cannot move people. (Zhuangzi)

74. People who have no faith do not know what is possible. (Confucius)

75. Death has existed since ancient times, and people cannot stand without faith. (Confucius)

76. If you are sincere and do not move, there is no such thing; if you are not sincere, there is no one who can move. (Mencius)

77. Sincerity is the way of heaven. ;Those who think sincerely are the way of people. ("Mencius") lt;/Plt; pgt;

78. The best way to cultivate one's mind is to be sincere (Xunzi)

79. Sincerity is worse than cunning deception (Han Feizi)

80. If you want to rectify your heart, you must first be sincere in your intention, and then rectify your heart.

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Famous quotes and maxims of diligence and frugality

●Succeeded by diligence and frugality, broken by luxury

●Frugal into luxury Easy, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality

●Be extravagant when you have money, but starve when you have no money

●If you want food and clothing, be diligent and frugal

●Hold your hands tightly, Every year

●Diligence can make up for weakness, and savings can make up for poverty

●Think before and after, and always have food and clothing

●Be careful with your budget, and keep eating and drinking

●Those who wear tattered cloaks are often good drinkers (Spain)

●You can earn thousands of kilos of food but still need simple meals

●You can eat a thousand meals if you don’t know how to eat. Eat a meal if you know how to eat

●Be careful with your money and keep the oil and salt

●Those wearing tattered cloaks are often good drinkers (Spain)

●One porridge A drop of sweat can be exchanged for a meal

●If you are not a householder, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are

●Who loves fashion and high style, ***pity the thrift in dressing up at this time

●Finished things Indestructible

Quietness cultivates one's character, frugality cultivates virtue - Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments".

1. A gentleman avoids difficulties with frugality.

General idea: A gentleman uses the virtue of frugality to avoid danger.

2. Be diligent in your country and frugal in your family.

The general idea: Be diligent in national affairs and frugal in family life.

3. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil.

The general idea: Frugality is the greatest virtue among good deeds; luxury is the greatest evil among evil deeds.

4. People’s livelihood depends on diligence, but diligence means nothing.

General idea: The livelihood of ordinary people depends on hard work. Only by working hard can there be no shortage of property.

5. Frugality leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin.

The general idea: Frugality will lead to prosperity, while licentiousness and pleasure will lead to ruin.

6. It’s noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil.

Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work.

The general idea: The farmer was hoeing under the scorching sun at noon, and drops of sweat fell on the soil where the seedlings grew. Who knew that every grain of food on the plate was obtained with such hard work.

7. Looking back at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was due to diligence and frugality, and failure was due to extravagance.

The main idea: Throughout history, whether it’s a country or a family, everything thrives on diligence and frugality and perishes on extravagance.

8. Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can destroy one's life.

The general idea: Worrying about state affairs can make the country prosperous, while pursuing ease and enjoyment can lead to one's own destruction.

9. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

The general idea: It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but it is very difficult to change from luxury to frugality.

10. Take it in moderation and use it in moderation, and you will always have enough.

General idea: If you ask for things in a planned way and consume in a controlled way, you will always be rich.

11. Only frugality can help integrity, but forgiveness can achieve virtue.

The main idea: Only frugality can make people honest and honest, and only tolerance can make people develop good moral character.

12. A porridge and a meal, when you think about where you came from, it is not easy;

Half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material resources.

The general idea: Even if it is a piece of porridge or a meal, you should remember that it is not easy to come by; even if it is half a piece of silk or half a thread, you should also think of the hard work.