If you are always satisfied, you will never be disgraced; if you know how to stop, you will never be ashamed. ——Lao Dan

A gentleman is concerned about morality but not poverty. ——Confucius

Knowing shame is close to courage. ——Confucius

You should not be happy about things that have nothing to do, and you should not be angry about things that have nothing to do with you. ——Zhuge Liang

There is no greater humiliation than shamelessness. ——Wang Tong

Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zigong

If you strengthen your foundation and use it sparingly, then the world will not be poor. ——Xun Kuang

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

The journey of a gentleman is to cultivate one's moral character through tranquility, and to cultivate one's virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not peaceful, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang

Don’t do evil because it’s small, and don’t do good because it’s small. Only those who are virtuous and virtuous can obey others. ——Liu Bei

It is not a matter of disrespect for position, but a matter of disrespect for virtue; it is not a matter of shame that one is not a good partner, but it is a matter of shame that one is not knowledgeable. ——Zhang Heng

If you are humble, many people will follow you; if you are arrogant and arrogant, many people will leave you. ——Ge Hong

Earth can build a city wall, and accumulation of virtue can make a solid ground. ——Li Bai

If you do a good thing, you will feel at ease; if you do a bad thing, you will feel guilty. ——Shen Hanguang

Those who are extravagant are in ruins and those who are frugal are at peace. One evil and one good are in front of you. ——Bai Juyi

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 sources in order to have a long flow. ——Wei Zheng

If the general refuses advice, the heroes will disperse; if the policy is not followed, the counselors will rebel. ——Huang Shigong

A ruler is shorter; an inch is longer. Things are lacking; wisdom is unclear. ——Qu Yuan

When you are high, you are always worried about your shortcomings; when you are full, you are always worried about your surplus. ——Emperor Jian Wen

The ones that are shiny are lacking, and those that are bright are easily stained. The song "Yangchun" must be played by few, but it is difficult to live up to its reputation.

——Fan Ye