1. Be careful not to say or do bad things even when you are alone, but to learn to be more shameful in front of yourself than in front of others. The author is Democritus;
2. Those who follow righteousness first will be honored, and those who are honored first and then righteous will be disgraced. Those who are honored are always prosperous, and those who are humiliated are often poor. The author is Xunzi;
3. There is no difference between the pursuit of glory and the instinct to preserve life that all living things have. Being able to entrust one's life in the memory of others, life seems to be lengthened. Glory is the new life we ??receive, which is as precious as the life we ??are gifted with. The author is Montesquieu;
4. Poverty is not a shame, but being ashamed of poverty is a shame. The author is Thomas Fuller;
5. Those who respect their position but have no virtue will be deposed, and those who are rich in wealth but without justice will be punished. Those who are humble but love virtue are respected; those who are poor but righteous are honored. The author is Lu Jia.