1. Among various cost-saving measures, downsizing of personnel is the most important. ——Wang Yongqing

2. A person who pursues a high-level material life at any cost must have low-level thoughts and morals. —— Qianhu

3. Luxury is the starting point of national weakness. ——Cuba

4. Saving money is a big harvest. ——Proverb

5. If you want to live a good life, be diligent, thrifty and save the three treasures. ——Proverb

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

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

8. All savings are ultimately savings of time. ——Marx

9. We have limited wealth and unlimited expenses, so we should live within our means. ——Yan Zhitui

10. Take it with moderation and use it with restraint, and you will always have enough. ——Volume 234 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

11. Don't worry about small things, the money bag will be empty. ——Thomas More

12. Don’t be concerned about poverty and lowliness, and don’t be obsessed with wealth. ——Tao Yuanming

13. Coarse food and simple food can help you grow old; coarse cotton-padded clothes can help you grow old. ——Proverb

14. When it comes to eating, it’s home-cooked food, and when it comes to wearing coarse clothes. ——Proverb

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

16. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was due to diligence and frugality, and failure was due to extravagance. ——Li Shangyin

17. Frugality itself is a great source of wealth. —— Seneca

18. Frugality is a feast that you can never finish in your life. ——Emerson

19. 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 affairs. ——Zhu Bailu

Twenty. The cost of imprisoning the country and removing its useless expenses is enough to double that. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty

21. Frugality is an inexhaustible feast in your life. ——Emerson

Twenty-two. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved by diligence and frugality, and prosperity was destroyed by luxury. ——Li Shangyin

23. Those who are extravagant and lazy are poor, while those who are powerful and thrifty are rich. ——Han Fei

24. Production is like a money tree, and conservation is like a cornucopia. ——Proverb

25. How much you save is how much you get. ——Denmark

26. Coins are round, so they roll away easily. ——Torrian

Twenty-seven. If you cherish your clothes, you will have clothes to wear; if you cherish your food, you will have food to eat. ——Proverb

28. Frugality is an inexhaustible feast in your life. ——Emerson

Twenty-nine. Strengthen the foundation and use it sparingly, and the sky will not be poor. ——Xun Kuang

Thirty. The fruits of hard work cannot be eaten in one sitting.

31. 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. ——Saadi

32. Extravagance means taking things for granted and humiliating one's ambition; being frugal means asking nothing from others and having no regrets about oneself, which can nourish one's energy. ——Luo Dajing

33. Diligence without frugality is like a needle without thread. ——Proverb

34. After all the luxury and success, there will be both happiness and peace of mind and disaster. ——Wang Anshi

35. Being good at selecting key points means saving time, but rushing around without knowing the key points is equivalent to firing cannons indiscriminately. ——Francis Bacon

Thirty-six. Quietness cultivates one’s character, and frugality cultivates virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

37. Building a family is like a needle picking up soil, and losing a family is like water pushing a boat. ——Proverb

38. Frugality is the secret to getting rich. ——Britain

39. Don’t eat the fruits of hard work in one sitting.