Knowing shame is close to courage. ——Confucius

A gentleman is concerned about the road but not about poverty. ——Confucius

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

Thrift leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin. ——"Mozi - Ci Guo"

If you take it in moderation and use it in moderation, you will always have enough. ——Volume 234 of "Zizhi Tongjian"

Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. ——"Zuo Zhuan - The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang"

Only frugality can help integrity, but forgiveness can achieve virtue. ——"History of the Song Dynasty - Biography of Fan Chunren"

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. ——Sima Guang's "Exercise thrift to show health"

A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a wisp, always think about the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolulu's "Motto for Managing a Family"

It's noon on the day of hoeing, and sweat drips from the soil. Who would have thought that every meal on the plate is hard work? ——Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers"

Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, their success was caused by diligence and frugality, and their success was broken down by extravagance. ——Li Shangyin's "Ode to History"

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

——Sima Guang's "Exercise thrift and show kindness"