The famous sayings describing frugality are as follows:

1. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. - Zuo Qiuming.

2. Looking back at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved through diligence and thrift, and success was destroyed through luxury. -Li Shangyin.

3. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. -Sima Guang.

4. Take it in moderation and use it in moderation, and you will always have enough. -Zhu Xi.

5. Stay calm to cultivate your character, and be frugal to cultivate your virtue. -Zhuge Liang.

6. If we strengthen our roots and use them sparingly, we will never be poor. -Xunzi.

7. Those who are extravagant are in ruins, while those who are frugal are at peace. One bad thing and one good thing are in front of them. -Bai Juyi.

8. The journey of a husband and gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility and cultivate one’s virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its ambitions, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching. -Zhuge Liang.

9. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth. -Tao Yuanming.

10. The overlord took Erjiang alone, and many of his descendants surrendered with hundreds of cities. After the success of Luxurious, what about peace and happiness and misfortune? -Wang Anshi.

11. Building a family is like picking up dirt with a needle, and losing a family is like wading through the sand. -Xu Teli.

12. Success is caused by diligence and thrift, and destruction is caused by extravagance. Diligence and frugality make the country prosperous and settle down the family; extravagance ruins the country and destroys the family. -Liu Gu.

13. Don’t use a bucket to pour out the things accumulated in spoonfuls. -Kazakh proverb.

14. Don’t eat the fruits of your hard work in one sitting. -Uyghur proverb.

15. Diligence and frugality are the foundation of life. -British proverb.

16. I would rather eat half a meal than miss a meal. -Miao proverb.

17. The harvest is thousands of grains, and every grain is on the plate; rice is the soul of a hundred grains, and every grain of it is hard work. -Chinese proverb.

18. A porridge or a meal should be thought of as hard-won; half a thread of constant thought and material resources are difficult. -Zhu Bolu's "Motto for Managing a Family".

19. Be diligent in your country and frugal in your family. - "Shang Shu·Yu Shu·Dayu Mo".

20. Being frugal with a few people can help you build a good life, and being frugal with charity can help others. - "Collection of Ancient and Modern Books·Family Model".

21. Frugality is the root of all happiness. -A common saying from before Zhou Dynasty.

22. Think before and after, and avoid poverty. - "Zuo Zhuan·The Twelve Years of Duke Zhao".

23. Always think of sometimes as no time, never think of no time as sometimes. - "Zengguang Xianwen".

24. If a person is thrifty, he can win many blessings in life. -Chen Xin's "Book Story·Frugality".

25. If you manage your body with frugality, you will have no worries; if you manage your family with frugality, you will have no poverty. - Feng Menglong's "Warning Words: Wang Anshi's Reform".