Quietness cultivates one’s character, frugality cultivates virtue. —— Zhuge Liang

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

Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zigong

Strengthen the foundation and use it sparingly, and then the world will not be poor. ——Xun Kuang

Those who are extravagant and lazy will be poor, while those who are strong and thrifty will be rich. —— Han Fei

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

Those who are extravagant will be in ruins, while those who are frugal will be safe. One evil and one good fortune are in front of you. ——Bai Juyi

Don’t think about living in peace and be prepared for danger, abstain from extravagance and be frugal; cut down the roots in order to seek luxuriant trees, block the source in order to have a long flow. ——Wei Zheng

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. ——Li Shangyin

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

Luxury leads to more desires. A gentleman who is too lustful will seek wealth and honor, which will lead to disaster in vain. ——Sima Guang

Whoever greets others with a kind spirit will be as close as brothers; whoever welcomes others with a bad temper will harm the soldiers. ——Guan Zhong

There are great brave men in the world who are not surprised when faced with sudden attacks, and are not angry when they are attacked without reason. ——Su Shi

If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up. ——Confucius

The reason why mortals are more noble than animals is because they are polite. ——"Yan Zi Chun Qiu"

Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small.

Only virtuous and virtuous, able to obey others. ——Liu Bei

It is not a matter of disrespect for position, but a lack of respect for virtue; it is not a matter of shame that one does not have a good partner, but it is a matter of not being knowledgeable. —— Zhang Heng

The earth can support the city wall, and the accumulation of virtue can be the solid ground. ——Li Bai