1. What are the classical Chinese texts about frugality?

Xun Jian shows Kang Sima Guang I am from the Han family, and I have inherited it from generation to generation with innocence.

My nature does not like luxury and extravagance. I am a suckling child. When the elders dress me in gold, silver and beauty, I often throw them away in shame. Twenty years ago, I heard that no flowers were worn at the wedding banquet.

In the same year, he said: "You cannot violate your gift." It is a hairpin with a flower.

Throughout my life, I have had enough clothes to keep out the cold and food to fill my belly; I don’t dare to suffer from dirt and evil just to correct my name, but I just follow my nature. Everyone is proud of extravagance, but in my heart, frugality is the beauty.

Everyone scoffs at me for being stubborn, but I don’t think I’m sick. In response, Confucius said: "It is better to be solid than to be inferior." He also said, "There are very few people who fail to make promises." He also said, "It is not enough for a scholar to aspire to the Tao and be ashamed of the bad clothes and food.

"The ancients regarded frugality as a virtue, but today people criticize it for being frugal. Hee, what a surprise! In recent years, customs have become particularly extravagant, with soldiers wearing uniforms and farmers wearing silk shoes.

I remember that in Tianshengzhong, my ancestor was the judge of the herds of the group. When guests arrived, they would not even drink wine, but there were three or five rows, but no more than seven rows. The wine is drunk in the market, and the fruits are pears, chestnuts, dates, persimmons, etc.; the food is preserved meat, vegetable soup, and the utensils are painted with enamel.

At that time, all the scholar-bureaucrats were like this, and people were not at odds with each other. Know how to count but be courteous and diligent, have few things but have deep feelings.

In the houses of scholar-bureaucrats these days, the wine is not the custom, the fruits and dishes are not rare from far away places, the food is not rich, the utensils are not full, they dare not meet guests and friends, they often gather together for several months, and then they dare to send out letters. If you don't do this, people will argue about it and think it is stingy.

Therefore, those who do not follow the popular trend will be successful. Alas! The customs are decadent and decadent. Although those in power cannot restrain them, they can only help them! I also heard that Duke Li Wenjing was the prime minister in the past. He was the Prime Minister in the Fengqiu Gate. Taizhu has been generous enough to listen to the matter.

"Gong Lu was involved in politics as an admonishment officer. Zhenzong sent an envoy to summon him hurriedly. When he entered the restaurant, he asked him where he was and found out what he was doing. It said: "You are an official of the Qing Dynasty, why do you drink in a wine shop?" He said to him: "My family is poor, and the guests have no utensils, food, or fruits, so I go to the wine shop to drink.

" The above said that there is no Hidden, beneficial and important. When Zhang Wenjie was the prime minister and he supported himself as the secretary of Heyang Zhang, his relatives said: "My father is receiving a lot of salary now, and I am serving you like this."

Although the public is confident that he will keep the contract, outsiders are quite proud of him. Gongsun Bu was ridiculed.

Gongsun sighed and said, "My family is well clothed and well fed, so why not? It's common sense to change from frugality to luxury." , It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. How can I last forever with my current salary? If my family has been accustomed to extravagance for a long time, I will lose my place.

How often do I lose my position and die in one day? "Oh! The foresight and foresight of a great sage is beyond the reach of others! Yu Sun said: "Frugality is the most important virtue; extravagance is the most evil." The same thing means that all those who are virtuous come from frugality.

A frugal husband will have few desires: a gentleman with few desires will not be servile to things and can walk on a straight path; a villain with few desires will be able to use his body with restraint and avoid offending the rich family. Therefore, it is said: "Frugality is the first virtue.

" Extravagance leads to too many desires: a gentleman's too many desires lead to greed for wealth and honor, which leads to misfortune; a villain's too many desires lead to excessive pursuits and ruins the family. You will lose your life; therefore, if you are an official, you will bribe, and if you are in the countryside, you will steal. Therefore, it is said: "Luxury is the greatest evil."

In the past, when his father was eating porridge to make ends meet, Meng Xizi knew that there would be a wise man after him. Ji Wenzi looked at the three kings. The concubine did not wear silk and the horse did not eat millet. The gentleman thought he was loyal.

Guan Zhong carved Gui Zhu Hong, Shan? Confucius despised the small utensils of algae. The uncle Wenzi enjoyed the Duke Ling of Wei, Shi Loi knew that he was in trouble; when he was garrison, he was offended by his wealth and perished.

How could the sun eclipse ten thousand yuan, and the grandson be overflowing with pride and ruin the whole family? Shi Chong praised others for his extravagance, but he died in Dongshi because of it.

In modern times, Kou Laigong was a wealthy man for a while, but because of his great achievements, no one could blame him. His descendants followed his family tradition, and many of them are now poor. There are many others who have made a name for themselves by being frugal and have ruined themselves by being extravagant. It is impossible to count them all. Let me mention a few of them to teach you.

You are not a mere disciple, but you should serve in obedience. You should teach your descendants so that they can know the customs of their predecessors. Translation: I was originally from a poor family, and my family tradition was passed down from generation to generation.

I don't like luxury and luxury by nature. Ever since I was a baby, my elders have put gorgeous clothes decorated with gold and silver on me, but I have always been shy to throw them away. When I was twenty years old, I was listed among the Jinshi subjects. When I attended the wedding banquet, I was the only one who did not wear flowers. In the same year, I said: "Flowers are given by the king." , can't violate (not wear) "

(I) just put a flower (on the brim). I always wear clothes to protect myself from the cold, and food to fill my stomach. I don’t dare to wear dirty and tattered clothes (deliberately) to go against the common sense and to gain reputation.

Just follow my nature. Many people regard luxury and waste as glory, but I alone regard frugality and simplicity as a virtue.

Others ridiculed me for being stubborn and incomprehensible, but I did not regard this as a flaw and answered them: "Confucius said: 'It is better to be stubborn and incomprehensible than to be proud.' He also said: 'Because it is frugal. And those who make mistakes are very few.

'Also said: 'A scholar who is aspiring to the truth, but is ashamed of not eating well, not wearing well, and not living as well as others, is not worth talking to. of. ’ The ancients regarded frugality as a virtue, but now people ridicule frugality and regard it as a flaw. Hey, it’s strange! "In recent years, the trend has been particularly extravagant and wasteful. Most of the errands (wear) the clothes of the scholars, and the peasants wear shoes made of silk fabrics.

I remember that during the Tiansheng period (my) father was the judge of the Qun Mu Division. When guests come, a banquet is usually prepared, but sometimes the wine is poured three times, sometimes five times, and no more than seven times. The wine is bought from the market, and the fruit is limited to it. Pears, chestnuts, dates, persimmons, etc. were limited to dried meat, meat sauce, vegetable soup, and tableware was made of porcelain and lacquerware.

This was the case in the homes of scholar-officials at that time, and people did not laugh at them. (At that time) there were many gatherings but the courtesy was attentive, and the food was little but the feelings were deep.

Recently, in the families of scholar-bureaucrats, the wine (if) was not brewed according to the method of brewing in the palace, with fruits and vegetables. If the wine and food are not rare and exotic products from far away, if the food is not many varieties, and if the table is not full of utensils, we will not dare to date and entertain guests and friends. It often takes several months to prepare before you dare to send invitations.

If someone does not do this, people will criticize him and think that he has not done so. Those who have seen the world are reluctant to spend money. Therefore, there are few people who do not follow the customs.

Alas, the trend is so corrupt that although people in high positions and power cannot stop it, (Can we) have the heart to encourage this kind of thing? 2. Classical Chinese essays about diligence and thrift

1. Text:

Everything in the world is difficult and easy to do, and the difficult things are also easy; If you don't do it, the easy things will be difficult. If people learn something difficult and easy, then the difficult things will also be easy; if they don't learn, the easy things will also be difficult. There are two monks in Shu, one is poor, the other is There was a rich man. The poor man said to the rich man, "How can I go to the South China Sea?" The rich man said, "How can I rely on it?" "He said: "My bottle and one bowl are enough." The rich man said: "I have been trying to buy a boat for several years, but I haven't been able to do so. How can I rely on it to go down there! "In the next year, the poor will return from the South China Sea to report to the rich. The rich are ashamed. From Western Shu to the South China Sea, I don't know how many thousands of miles there are. The rich will not be able to get there, but the poor will not be able to get there. A person's determination is not as good as Shu. Despicable Monk

Translation:

Is there a difference between difficult and easy things in the world? As long as you do it, the difficult things will become easy; if you don’t do them, the easy things will also become easy. Difficult. Is there a difference between difficult and easy learning? As long as you study, the difficult things will become easy; if you don't study, the easy things will also become difficult.

There are two monks on the border of Sichuan. One of them was poor, and one of them was rich. The poor monk said to the rich monk: "I want to go to the South China Sea. How about it?"

The rich monk said: "How do you go there?" "

The poor monk said: "A water bottle and a rice bowl are enough for me."

The rich monk said: "I have wanted to hire a boat and go downstream for several years. I haven’t been able to go there yet. How can you go there? "

In the second year, the poor monk came back from the South China Sea and told the rich monk. The rich monk looked ashamed.

Sichuan is thousands of miles away from the South China Sea. The rich monk could not reach it, but the poor monk did. If a person is determined to study, is he not as good as the poor monk on the border of Sichuan?

2. Original text:

Tang Lei, His courtesy name was Weijie, a native of Laizhou. When he was three years old, his father and his family lived in Emin, Xinjiang, where he lived frugally and farmed for his studies. At the age of sixteen, he went to the capital and entered Zhongcai, where his father died. Qing Lei said: "Today's situation, what can the gods do?" It's because I'm eager to learn, so I should just laugh at God's blessing. "At the age of 20, he completed his studies and became an auditor. He was careful and strong in remembering, and his colleagues called him a talented scholar. Lei Chang audited in Sujiatuo. He acted impartially and took things selflessly. When he left, the people used Lei to work without being paid. He was sent with silk and gold, but Lei did not accept it.

Translation:

Tang Lei, named Wei Jie, was born in Laizhou City, Shandong Province. At that time, his father moved his family to the Emin area of ??Xinjiang. His father set an example by being thrifty and engaged in agricultural production to support his son who was studying alone. Neighbors praised their family harmony. Tang Lei went to Beijing at the age of sixteen and was admitted to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. At the University of Finance and Economics, his father went to the temple with offerings, but Tang Lei said to his father: Did the gods help me get my grades today? Is it because I studied hard? "He is twenty years old." At that time, I graduated from college and worked as an auditor. He was rigorous in his work and had a good memory. His colleagues said that he was a capable person. He once went to Sujiatuo for an audit, handled justice, and never received benefits privately. When he left, the people chased him and gave him souvenirs because he never accepted gifts or money when working there, but he still refused to accept them. The masses admired his love and sense of justice. 3. Famous ancient sayings about frugality

A gentleman uses frugality to overcome difficulties.

Source: "Book of Changes·No". A careless gentleman uses the virtue of frugality to avoid danger.

Tips that "The Book of Changes" contains simple dialectical thinking, and there are many places that explain the principles of changes in things. This sentence contains dialectical thinking.

On the one hand, elucidating the virtue of frugality helps to nip problems in the bud and prevent extravagance and corruption; on the other hand, when facing crises, especially when facing difficulties of material scarcity, having frugality Virtues help overcome crises. The author of "The Book of Changes" believes that everything in the world has its smooth and unsmooth times, and its smooth and unsmooth times. When it is not smooth and unyielding, it is necessary to cultivate one's moral character and not over-express oneself in order to tide over the difficulties.

Be diligent in your country and be frugal in your family. Source: "Shang Shu Dayu Mo".

Be diligent in your national career and be frugal in your family life. It reminds us that diligence and thrift are the traditional virtues of our people.

The legendary ancient sages all did this, and they devoted themselves to national affairs. Dayu worked diligently in the great cause of flood control and passed through many houses without entering.

Yao was particularly concerned about the masses and believed that when others were hungry and cold, it was because he did not do his job well and it was his own fault. The ancient sages lived a very frugal life. They often wore coarse clothes, ate coarse rice, and drank wild vegetable soup.

Because Yao, Shun, and Yu were diligent and frugal in their careers and lives, they won the support of the people. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil.

Source: "Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Fourth Year of Duke Zhuang". Being careless and frugal is the greatest virtue among good deeds; luxury is the greatest evil among evil deeds.

It reminds me that Duke Zhuang of Lu ordered people to paint red paint on the pillars of the temple and carve patterns on the rafters. These are extravagant and illegal things. When the doctor Yusun admonished him, he said this and pointed out that doing so was actually injecting "great evil" into the "great virtue" of the ancestors. Not only could it not please the ancestors, but it would instead humiliate them.

It can be seen that the ancients viewed frugality from the perspective of etiquette standards and virtue, while regarding extravagance and waste as a vice. Today, with great material abundance, abstaining from extravagance and being thrifty, and not wasting money are still virtues worthy of our admiration.

People's livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence will not lead to shortage. Source: "Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong Twelve Years".

The livelihood of ordinary people depends on hard work. Only if they work hard will they not be short of money. Cue this is an old adage.

The ancients understood that as long as the people work hard and the society is stable, the people and the country will become rich. We should still maintain the virtue of diligence and work hard in our respective positions. In this way, the country will be more prosperous and the people's lives will be richer.

Thrift leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin. Source: "Mozi Ci Guo".

If you are careless and frugal, you will prosper; if you are careless and hedonistic, you will be ruined. Tip: Among the scholars of the pre-Qin period, Mozi was famous for his willingness to live an ascetic-like life.

He hated the rulers' arrogance and extravagance, and advocated frugality. He publicized his views everywhere and attracted a large number of people to become his disciples, making him unique among the pre-Qin scholars.

It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work?

Source: Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers". The careless farmer was hoeing under the scorching sun at noon, and drops of sweat fell on the soil where the seedlings grew.

Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is obtained with such hard work. It reminds me that the language of this poem is simple but the connotation is profound.

There is a story that a rich man's son didn't know how difficult it was to farm. He often went to a restaurant to eat dumplings, but he would spit out all the dumpling wrappers and only eat the meat filling. Later, his home suffered a fire and Lilou Meige was razed to the ground overnight. He became a beggar and had to go to this restaurant to beg for food. The owner served him dumpling wrappers, which moved him deeply.

The boss said, "You're welcome. These are the skins you threw away. I just picked them up and dried them in the sun." The rich man's son was very ashamed. Later, he worked hard and lived frugally, and his family became prosperous again.

This story also confirms the truth of "who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work". Looking back at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved through diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by extravagance.

Source: Li Shangyin's "Ode to History". Throughout history, whether it's a country or a family, they all prospered through diligence and frugality and died from extravagance.

Tips: Throughout the ages, most successful entrepreneurs have gone through a stage of hard work, so they pay more attention to thrift. But for entrepreneurs, it is just the opposite. They have not experienced the hardships of starting a business and are prone to coveting luxury and enjoyment. Their ultimate fate must be the decline of their business and the demise of their country.

This is the truth revealed by thousands of years of history. Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can lead to death.

Source: "New History of the Five Dynasties: Preface to the Biography of Lingguan". Being careless and worrying about state affairs can make the country prosperous, while pursuing ease and enjoyment can lead to one's own destruction.

It reminds Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties, that he worked hard at the beginning and defeated all his opponents to become emperor. But later he indulged in music and opera, doted on actors, and did not want to make progress. His subordinates rebelled, and actors launched revolts. He died in a military rebellion within three years of his reign.

When Ouyang Xiu wrote "The Biography of Lingguan", he was inspired by this period of history and elaborated on the principle that "worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure and leisure can destroy one's life."

Chinese culture has a strong sense of urgency, especially when the country is in turmoil and the people are in dire straits.

Confucius said, "If a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries." Mencius said, "Be born in worries and die in peace and happiness." They emphasized the importance of maintaining a sense of worry from the perspectives of individuals and the country respectively. Even during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zheng advised the emperor to "be prepared for danger in times of peace, refrain from extravagance and be frugal" in order to achieve long-term peace and stability.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Source: Sima Guang's "Exercise Jianshi Kang".

It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but it is very difficult to change from luxury to frugality. It reminds me that this is what Sima Guang quoted from others to teach his descendants.

It emphasizes the need to consciously maintain frugality and avoid extravagance, and contains the meaning of self-encouragement and warning to the world. Everyone wants to live a good life, and this is understandable.

But excessive luxury is not advisable, and this pursuit is never-ending. King Zhou of Shang used a pair of ivory chopsticks, and his ministers were about to run away. The reason was that they saw that King Zhou's greed would be unstoppable.

Therefore, persisting in frugality requires the ability to have self-discipline. If you take it in moderation and use it in moderation, you will always have enough.

Source: Volume 234 of Zizhi Tongjian. If you take things carelessly and in a planned way and consume them in a controlled way, you will always be rich.

Tip: These are the words written by Lu Zhi of the Tang Dynasty to the emperor, aiming to emphasize the point. 4. Classical Chinese essays about diligence and thrift

Diligence and thrift Wang Wen The ancients said: "Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil." Destruction comes from luxury."

Diligence and thrift are a traditional virtue of the Chinese people and a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Whether it is as small as a person or a family, as large as a country or the entire human race, if you want to survive and develop, you cannot do without the four words of diligence and thrift.

It can be said that self-cultivation, family management, and country governance are all inseparable from diligence and frugality. Zhuge Liang regarded "quietness to cultivate one's self, frugality to cultivate virtue" as the way to "cultivation"; Thoughts are not easy to come by; half a thread, half a thread, constant thinking of "material resources are difficult" as the motto of "keeping the family together"; *** taking "strict economy and building the country with diligence" as the experience of "governing the country".

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5. Ancient famous sayings about frugality

●Building a family is like picking dirt with a needle, and losing a family is like wading through the sand

●Success comes from diligence and frugality, and destruction comes from extravagance

●Diligence and frugality If you are never poor, you will have nothing if you sit on a mountain of food

●It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality

●If you don’t know how to save small money, you will spend big money indiscriminately (UK)

●For a married man, excrement is like treasure; for a prodigal son, money is like grass

●Spending money now will be empty in the future

●Things accumulated in spoonfuls , don’t pour it out with a bucket (Kazakh)

●Don’t eat the fruits of your hard work in one sitting (Uyghur)

●If your family has tens of thousands of stones of food, don’t waste it. The pile is not long

●It is better to kill the cow and eat the meat than to keep it for milking (Tibetan people)

●Be generous when you have money, and starve when you have no money

● If you want food and clothing, you must be diligent and thrifty

●Hold your hands tightly and you will have success every year

●Diligence can make up for your weakness, and thrift can make up for your poverty

●Think before and after, eat and clothe yourself Oftentimes

●Be careful with your budget, and always have a lot of money and salt

●Those wearing tattered cloaks are often good drinkers (Spain)

●It is possible to harvest tens of thousands of grains. Want simple meals

●Thousands of meals for those who know how to eat, and one meal for those who can’t eat

●Be careful with your budget and keep the oil and salt constantly

●Wear a tattered cloak , often a good drinker (Spain)

●You have to earn a lot of money, but you still need a simple diet

●Thousands of meals for those who know how to eat, and one meal for those who can’t eat

●Be careful with your budget to have food and clothing; eat and drink extravagantly, and sell pots as a pawn

●Small wealth comes from frugality, great wealth comes from heaven

●Don’t drink or smoke. Save countless money in three years

●Frugality is the secret to wealth (UK)

●Frugality itself is a fortune (UK)

●Accumulate small profits , Become a Rich Man (UK)

●Frugality is a feast that you can never finish eating in your life (Emerson)

●Don’t waste money on small things and empty your wallet (To·· Moore)

●Coins are round, so they roll away easily (Toriano)

●Saving one penny is equal to producing one penny (UK)

●What you save is what you get (Denmark)

●There is no seed for gold, it comes from thrifty people

●Save a mouthful when you are full, and get a bucket when you are hungry< /p>

●The water flows slowly, and you don’t have to worry about disasters

●Save money on cigarettes and alcohol, and ask for help in emergencies

●Save when there is a shortage, and save when there is a shortage

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●It is good to make a living, but money is used when it is difficult

●If you plan carefully enough for half a year, you will not suffer in bad years

●If you have savings every year, you will not be short of people in bad years

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●The inevitable consequence of luxury is that the disintegration of etiquette in turn causes the corruption of taste (UK)

●Luxury will destroy people's spiritual purity, because unfortunately, the more you get, the more you gain. The more greedy you become, and you always feel that you cannot satisfy yourself (Angel)

●Luxury is like wine, it both excites and debilitates people (Karl)

●Luxury and *** It is just a phenomenon of social corruption, not the cause (Lu Xun)

●Those who pursue high-level material life at any cost must have low-level thoughts and morals (Qianfu)

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●Luxury is the death of morality (Switzerland)

●Luxury is the starting point of national weakness (Cuba)

●Satisfaction is natural wealth, luxury is man-made Poverty (Greece)

●There are vast tracts of fertile land and a liter of solar eclipse.

There are thousands of rooms in the mansion, and seven feet of sleeping space at night

●Why bother with eight treasures and nine tripods when you have enough to eat? A seven-foot body can be used in thousands of households?

●I have so much money behind me that I forget to shrink my hand, and there is no way to look back.

●One porridge and one meal are hard-earned, and half a strand of persistent thoughts are hard to come by.

< p> ●Cherish clothes and clothes, cherish food and have food

●Who knows how hard it is to eat every grain of rice

●One porridge and one meal for every drop of sweat

●If you are not a householder, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are.

●Whoever loves fashion and high style, *** pity the times and thrift in dressing up

●When eating, you should know the kindness of cattle and horses, and when wearing silk, you should remember the silkworm breeder

●Finished things cannot be damaged 6. Classical aphorisms that warn people to save

How much you save is how much you get (Denmark)

●There is no seed for gold. , from a diligent and thrifty family

●Save a mouthful when you are full, and get a bucket when you are hungry

●The water flows slowly, and you will not worry about disasters

●Save money on tobacco and alcohol, It is unavoidable to ask for help in emergencies

●If there is a shortage, save money to save it, and if there is a shortage, save money to prepare for it

●It is good to live in peace, and you will use money when you are in trouble

●Calculate carefully for half a year, and when there is a shortage, No suffering every year

●Storage every year, no shortage of people in lean years

●The inevitable consequence of luxury is the disintegration of customs, which in turn causes the corruption of taste (UK)

●Luxury will destroy people's spiritual purity, because unfortunately, the more you get, the more greedy you become, and you will always feel that you cannot satisfy yourself (Angel)

●Luxury is like wine , both exciting and debilitating (Karl)

●Luxury and luxury are just a phenomenon of social corruption, not the cause (Lu Xun)

●Using whatever means necessary A person who pursues a high-level material life must have low-level thoughts and morals (Qianfu)

●Luxury is the death of morality (Switzerland)

●Luxury is the weakness of a nation The starting point of (Cuba)

● Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is man-made poverty (Greece)

● There are vast hectares of fertile land, and one liter of solar eclipse. There are thousands of rooms in the mansion, and seven feet of sleeping space at night

●Why bother with eight treasures and nine tripods when you have enough to eat? A seven-foot body can be used in thousands of households?

●When I have more money behind me, I forget to shrink my hand, and there is no way to look back.

●One porridge and one meal are hard-earned, and half a strand of persistent thoughts are hard to come by. 7. Educate us to Know how to be thrifty (the complete meaning is one sentence)

No matter what heaven and earth are, a gentleman can overcome difficulties with frugality and cannot be honored with wealth. ——"Zhouyi · Fu"

The main idea: The "Fu" hexagram in "Zhouyi" tells people that when they are in "Fu" (unfavorable, bad), a gentleman should use frugal virtues to avoid danger. , Don't pursue glory and get a position. In fact, when you are in "Tai" (tongtai, smooth), you should also be prepared for danger in times of peace, keep a clear head, and be diligent in your country and frugal in your family.

General idea: Be diligent in your national career and be frugal in your family life.

Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. . ——Zuo Qiuming

General idea: Frugality is the greatest virtue among good deeds; luxury is the greatest evil among evils.

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

The main idea: Frugality will lead to prosperity, while lustful enjoyment will lead to ruin.

It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who would have thought that every meal on the plate is hard work? ——Li Shen

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. ——Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty

Take it in moderation and use it in moderation, and you will always have enough.

General idea: If you ask for things in a planned way and consume in a controlled way, you will always be rich.

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

The main idea: Only frugality can make people honest and dedicated, and only tolerance can make people develop good moral character.

A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material resources.

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's "Ode to History"

Main idea: Carefully and comprehensively observe and analyze the wise men, countries and families in the past. Those who succeeded were all due to diligence and frugality, and those who declined and perished were all due to luxury.

Diligence and thrift are the foundation of running a family; harmony is the foundation of keeping the family in order; prudence is the foundation of protecting the family; poetry and writing are the foundation of starting a family; loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of inheriting the family. ------(Qing Dynasty) Jin Ying

Farming and reading are the foundation, and diligence and thrift are virtues. ------(Ming Dynasty) Shi Naian

Building a family is like a needle picking up soil, and losing a family is like waves washing through sand. ——Folk Proverb

A gentleman’s journey is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to 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 reach far. ——Zhuge Liang

Things in the world are often accomplished by diligence and frugality but failed by extravagance. ——Lu You

Frugality and simplicity are the virtues of man; luxury and magnificence are the great vices of man.

---Xue Xuan

Forbidding extravagance and advocating frugality is also a good policy. ----Wei Yuan

The people's extravagance is shown by frugality, and the people's frugality is shown by propriety. -----Huan Kuan: "On Salt and Iron: Saving the Poor"

Good things have always been frugal. Since ancient times, melons have been bitter and then sweet. ——Yuan Bai Pu

General idea: Everything that can do good things is born from frugality. Since ancient times, melons have been bitter first and then sweet.

The way to fulfill the country is to use it wisely to enrich the people, and to do the rest well. ——Xunzi

The main idea: The way to make a country rich is to control consumption and make the people rich, and to be good at hoarding surplus.

To save luxury, you must be frugal. ——Fan Ye of the Southern Dynasties

General idea: The way to save luxury fashion must be frugality.

Eat at the right time and use it with propriety. ——Mencius

The general idea: Money, grain, millet and other wealth should be used and consumed reasonably and sparingly in accordance with the seasons and etiquette.

The master of the Ming Dynasty must be careful to maintain its harmony, control its flow, open its source, and consider it at all times. ——Xunzi

General idea: A wise monarch must develop production, save expenses, develop financial resources, and consider whether taxes and relief are in violation of the system.

Extravagant expenses are worse than natural disasters. ——Fang Xuanling of the Tang Dynasty

The wealth of heaven and earth depends on where he comes from and where he ends up. Wherever you come from, you need abundance and nourishment, and where you are going to return, you need peace and prosperity. ——Ming Lu Kun

General idea: The wealth between heaven and earth depends on where it comes from and where it goes. The place where you come must be rich and cultivated, and the place where you go must be restrained and frugal.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, avoid extravagance and be frugal. ——Wei Zheng's "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Taizong"

Explanation: Admonishing Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to always be aware of the coming dangers and to avoid extravagance and practice frugality while living and working in peace and contentment.