Diligence and frugality

Diligence and frugality means hard work and frugality, describing hard work and frugal life. From Chapter 1 of Volume 5 of Lu Yao's "The Ordinary World": "Thus, a dual lifestyle has been formed that can not only dare to eat and drink, but also be diligent and frugal." There are many famous people in history who have touching stories about diligence and frugality. . [1] Diligence and frugality can mean saving money on food and clothing.

Famous aphorisms

The extravagant are in ruins, the thrifty are at peace. One bad thing and one good thing are in front of you. (Bai Juyi)

Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays can 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)

Frugality is an endless feast in your life (Edison)

Diligence and thrift

Poverty, a pure and simple life, the right This is where we revolutionaries can overcome many difficulties! (Fang Zhimin)

Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on 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" Note: 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] Bao Zheng's "Officials Begging for Don't Use Their Stolen Things" Note: 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 misled their lives here. [Song Dynasty] Zhu Xi's Note: There is no more dangerous path 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] "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" Note: 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.

Care and hard work can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can lead to death. [Song Dynasty] Ouyang Xiu's "Preface to the Biography of Officials in the History of the Five Dynasties" Note: Worrying and working hard can make the country prosperous; blindly coveting ease and enjoyment can ruin oneself.

Things must first rot, and then insects will grow there; people must first doubt them, and then slander them. [Song Dynasty] Su Shi's "Fan Zeng Lun" Note: Things must rot by themselves first before moths can emerge. People must first become suspicious before they can listen to slander.