1. Truth is the most valuable of all our possessions, so let us save it. ——Proverb

2. Among various cost-saving measures, reducing personnel is the most important. ——Wang Yongqing

3. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material affairs. ——Zhu Bolulu's "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions"

4. Don't pour out the things accumulated in spoonfuls with a bucket. ——Kazakh

5. Diligence, thrift and thrift will make the whole family happy. ——Proverb

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

7. To sail a ship depends on steering, and to manage a household depends on frugality. ——Proverb

8. Don’t eat the fruits of your hard work in one sitting. ——Uigur

9. Things in the world are often accomplished by diligence and frugality but failed by extravagance. ——Lu You

10. Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays will easily get through difficulties when he is poor; whoever is luxurious and extravagant when he is rich will die of hunger and cold when he is poor. ——Sadie

11. Once comfortable enjoyment becomes a habit, it makes people almost feel no fun at all, and becomes a real need of people. ——Rousseau

12. Production is like a money tree, and conservation is like a cornucopia.

——Proverb