1. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. (Song Dynasty? Sima Guang)

Explanation: It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality.

2. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was caused by diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by extravagance. (Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty)

Explanation: Carefully and comprehensively observe and analyze the wise men, countries and families in the past. Those who succeeded were all due to diligence and frugality, while those who declined and perished were all due to luxury.

3. The work is accomplished by hard work but not by play, and the success is achieved by thinking and destroyed by laziness. (Han Yu)

Explanation: Academic excellence is due to diligence and is wasted on play; success in doing things is ruined by hard work and laziness.

4. Good things have always been frugal. Since ancient times, melons are bitter but then sweet. (Bai Pu)

Explanation: Things that can always do good things are born from frugality. Since ancient times, melons have been bitter at first and then sweet.

5. A grain of red rice and a few drops of cow jaw blood. The man under the coral branch kept spitting out his cup in his mouth. (Zheng Ao) Explanation: A grain of red rice contains several drops of blood from a cow's chin, which can be used to make wine. Some people sit under a coral branch and drink so much that they vomit.

6. I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes; I advise you to cherish your youth. If there are flowers, you must break them straight away. Don’t wait until there are no flowers. (Anonymous)

Explanation: I advise you not to indulge in songs such as "Golden Thread Clothes", but to cherish the precious time of your youth and take advantage of the great opportunity to make a difference. If you miss the opportunity, It's too late.

7. Wealth and honor cannot lead to sexual immorality, poverty and lowliness cannot change, and power cannot yield. This is called a true man. (Mencius)

Explanation: This is a true man who is not confused by wealth, not swayed by poverty, and not succumbed to power.

8. The way to fulfill the country is to use it wisely to enrich the people, and to do the rest well. (Xunzi)

Explanation: The way to make a country rich is to control consumption and make the people rich, and to be good at hoarding surplus.

9. To save luxury, you must be frugal. (Fan Ye)

Explanation: The way to save luxury fashion must be frugality.

10. Eat at the right time and use it with courtesy. (Mencius)

Explanation: Money, grain, millet and other wealth should be used and consumed reasonably and sparingly in accordance with the seasons and etiquette.

11. The master of the Ming Dynasty must carefully maintain its harmony, control its flow, open its source, and consider it carefully at all times. (Xunzi)

Explanation: A wise monarch must develop production, save expenses, develop financial resources, and always consider whether taxes and relief violate the system.

12. Use the nine techniques to save money. The first is the style of offering sacrifices, the second is the style of guests, the third is the style of mourning, the fourth is the style of humiliation, the fifth is the style of fortification, the sixth is the style of coins and silk, the seventh is the style of cutting grass, and the eighth is the style of bandit presentation. The style, Jiuyue is easy to use.

("Zhou Li? Volume 2")

Explanation: Use nine methods to save financial expenses: first, worship according to the rules and not exceed the cost; second, treat guests without extravagance and waste; third, do funerals with economy , the fourth is that the king's meals, clothes, carriages and horses should be paid according to the prescribed regulations, the fifth is that construction and manufacturing are not extravagant, the sixth is that gifts to guests are appropriate and strictly in accordance with the regulations, the seventh is that the fodder for raising cattle and horses must be specified, and not excessive, the eighth is The distribution of money and materials to ministers must be strictly limited. Ninth, there are strict regulations on giving money to friendly people.