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The diligent and frugal Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong asked others to do it himself first. He lived a very simple life, sleeping on a hard bed and wearing coarse clothes. He even mended a pair of pajamas 73 times and wore them for 20 years. During the difficult economic period, he took the initiative to cut his salary, lower his living standards, and stopped eating fish, meat, and fruits. In the 1960s, he once held a meeting that didn't end until noon. He left everyone to have lunch. On the dining table was a large pot of meatballs boiled with cabbage, a few small plates of pickles, and the staple food was sesame seed pancakes. The great man set an example for his countrymen in thrift and diligence. ?

Elizabeth

A British proverb often said by Queen Elizabeth II is "Save pennies and pounds will come." She personally extinguishes the lights in the small halls and corridors of Buckingham Palace late every night , she insisted that the toothpaste used by the royal family should be squeezed out until there was no trace left. Japan's Toyota Company, which is known as "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and where there is a road, there must be a Toyota car", starts from scratch in terms of cost management. If the labor protection gloves are torn, they must be replaced one by one, and the office paper must be used. Use the reverse side as well as the front side, and put a brick in the toilet water tank to save water. It is amazing that one is a respected country and the other is a world-famous multinational company. The awareness of conservation is so strong.

Related introduction

Diligence and frugality, a Chinese word, comes from the first chapter of Volume 5 of Lu Yao’s work "The Ordinary World": "Thus, a person who dares to eat and drink is formed. A dual lifestyle of being diligent and frugal. "It means hardworking and frugal, describing hard work and frugal life."

The virtue of diligence and thrift is like rain, which can make the poor land bloom with flowers of prosperity; the virtue of diligence and thrift is like rain and dew, which can make the rich land bear the fruit of wisdom. In building a conservation-oriented society, we must firmly establish the awareness of conservation that "waste is also corruption", overcome the bad mentality of "spending public money and not feeling bad", and form a good atmosphere in which "extravagance and waste are shameful, diligence and thrift are glorious", so that diligence and thrift become a common practice. A fashion, a habit, a spirit.

Quotations and aphorisms about diligence, thrift and thrift

Don’t be concerned about poverty and lowliness, and don’t be obsessed with wealth. (Tao Yuanming)

As long as money can solve an individual's life, if it is too much, it will become a scourge that curbs human talents.

It is common to find competent officials, but the most difficult thing is to be honest. [Jin] Yuan Haowen's "Yuan Yishan Collection" annotation: 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] Annotation of Bao Zheng's "Officials Begging for Don't Use Their Stolen Things": Integrity officials are role models for the people; corrupt officials are thieves of the people.

If civil servants do not love money, military ministers will not hesitate to die, and the world will be peaceful. [Song Dynasty] Yue Fei's annotation: 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 come here to make mistakes in their lives. [Song Dynasty] Zhu Xi’s 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 let go of your desires, you can restrain your pursuits. [Warring States Period] "Xunzi: Correcting Names" Note: Although human desires cannot be eliminated, the pursuit of desires can be controlled.

Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, their success was due to diligence and frugality, and their success was due to extravagance. [Tang Dynasty] Li Shangyin's "Ode to History" annotation: Looking at the experiences and lessons of sages in the past dynasties in governing the country and family, success is due to diligence and frugality, and failure is due to luxury.