Self-discipline is a very good habit. There is a saying that goes like this: Self-discipline is freedom. There are many famous quotes that are self-disciplined and can also inspire and motivate people. The following are the classic quotations I have collected. Let us take a look at them together.
1. Self-examination is a mirror that can clearly show our mistakes and give us the opportunity to correct them. ——Heine
2. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan
3. The key to fighting corruption and promoting integrity is to address both the symptoms and the root causes, and to practice integrity and self-discipline.
4. The issue of the party style of the ruling party is a matter of life and death for the party. ——Chen Yun
5. Doing good things throughout your life is not enough, but once you do evil, you will have more than enough. ——He Tan
6. Whether people hate you or love you, you must check your behavior. ——Voynich
7. Light wealth is enough to gather people, self-discipline is enough to convince others, lenient responsibility is enough to win people, and leading by example is enough to lead people. ——Gao Panlong
8. I do analyze others from time to time, but more often I analyze myself more ruthlessly. ——Lu Xun
9. Self-esteem, self-knowledge, and self-control, only these three can lead one to the most noble kingdom. ——Tennyson
10. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was caused by diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by extravagance. ——Li Shangyin
11. A wise man uses the painful lessons of others to warn himself; a fool uses his own heavy price to awaken others.
12. The national ear forgets home, the public ear forgets self-interest, and does not seek to gain benefits and does not seek to remove harm. ——Jia Yi
13. Don’t stretch out your hands, otherwise you will be caught. The party and the people are under supervision, and it is difficult to escape with all eyes on you. ——Chen Yi
14. The human heart is precious and bright and clean. ——Cheng Yi
15. Those who enjoy the happiness of the people will also enjoy the happiness of the people; those who worry about the worries of the people will also worry about the worries of the people. ——"Mencius"
16. The person who can control himself is the most powerful person. ——Senika
17. Only by being honest can you gather people, by being self-discipline can you convince others, by being upright can you lead others, and only by being selfless can you move people.
18. Governance must be based on morality and etiquette, and morality must be based on sincerity. ——Huan Guo
19. Li makes the mind faint. ——"The Pros and Cons of Ancient and Modern Proverbs"
20. A gentleman's way of governing is based on self-cultivation.
21. Having magic in your heart can defeat evil spirits and monsters. ——Hong Kong ICAC
22. I do dissect others from time to time, but more often than not I dissect myself more ruthlessly. ——Lu Xun
23. Wherever there is fame and fortune, taking a step back will bring you stability, but just moving forward will be dangerous. ——Zhu Xi
24. The value of a person should be determined by what he contributes, not what he obtains. ——Einstein
25. There is no greater sin than excessive desire, and no greater disaster than dissatisfaction. ——Han Tao
26. After three years of good deeds, few people will know about it; if you do evil for one day, it will be heard all over the world. ——"Book of Jin"
27. Anti-corruption must come first, and posterity must come first, and promoting integrity requires concerted efforts.
28. We must continue to maintain a modest, prudent, arrogant and impetuous style, and we must continue to maintain a hard-working style. ——Mao Zedong
29. Those who are not subject to corruption are called honest, and those who are not filthy are called clean. If there is no integrity, there will be nothing new and nothing will be done; if there is no shame, there will be nothing new but nothing will be done. The source of dishonesty is shamelessness. ——Gu Yanwu
30. Exercise strict self-restraint, because restraint itself can be used as a kind of spiritual sustenance. ——Tagore
31. The four defeats of being an official are as follows: Those who are lazy and lazy will be defeated; those who are arrogant and reckless will be defeated; those who are greedy and unscrupulous will be defeated; those who repeatedly deceive will be defeated. ——Zeng Guofan
32. Don’t be greedy for unexpected wealth, and don’t drink too much wine. ——Zhu Bailu
33. Integrity breeds officials who dare not be arrogant, and fairness breeds the people who dare not deceive. Gongge breeds enlightenment, integrity breeds authority, honesty breeds trustworthiness, and diligence is effective. ——Li Xing
34. Only by being honest can you gather people, only by being disciplined can you convince people, only by being upright can you lead people, and only by being selfless can you move people.
35. There is no greater disaster than dissatisfaction, and no greater fault than desire. ——Laozi
36. Planting more lotus ponds will make your anti-corruption policy clear.
37. A person’s greatest victory is to defeat himself. ——Andreyev
38. Regret for shameful behavior is life-saving. ——Democritus
39. If you are strict with the corruption of subordinates without asking the superiors, the law will become stricter, the greed will become more severe, the government will become more chaotic, the people will die, and the country will perish. ——Wang Fuzhi
40. Coming out of the mud but not stained, washing the clear ripples without being evil. ——Zhou Dunyi
41. It is difficult to predict the coming of disasters, but as long as you are not greedy for money, do not use tricks, do not sell your reputation, and do not be arrogant, you can make up for it. People die for money, and if they are not greedy, they will avoid disaster. ——Zeng Guofan
42. If you rectify yourself, you can rectify things; if you govern yourself, you can govern others. ——Yue Fei
43. A gentleman is knowledgeable and examines himself three times every day. Then he will know clearly and act without fault. ——Xunzi
44. The combination of selfishness and greed will hatch many poisonous snakes that harm others. ——Ai Qing
45. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told. ——"The Analects of Confucius"
46. The integrity of ministers is the fashion of the world.
——Shi Kefa
47. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told. ——Confucius
48. Those who choose officials for people will be in chaos, and those who choose people for officials will rule. ——Zhuge Liang
49. Enduring hardship first and enjoying happiness later are the basic conditions for gaining the trust of the party and the people. ——Liu Shaoqi
50. Those who are honest are the representatives of the people; those who are greedy are the thieves of the people. ——Bao Zheng
51. When you are an official, you must think about the past: I am not an official; you must also think about the future: I cannot always have this official. Only by finding your true self can you find it. ——Shen Juyun
52. The old man is brave and ambitious. In his old age, the martyr is full of ambition. A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to 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
53. Integrity and shame are the key to establishing a person. If you are not honest, you will take everything; if you are not shameful, you will do everything. If people do this, disaster, chaos, and destruction will befall them everywhere. ——Chen Hongmou
54. It is easy to protect the beginning of the year, but it is difficult to protect the evening. ——Zhu Xi
55. “Being an official for one term will benefit one party.” “Being an official must be a human being first, and the people must be the first priority in everything.” ——Zheng Peimin
56. Be strict with yourself Restraint, because restraint itself can serve as a kind of spiritual sustenance.
57. The Skynet is vast and sparse. ——"Laozi"
58. If you rectify yourself, you can rectify things; if you govern yourself, you can govern others. ——Yue Fei
59. Integrity is the foundation of government. It is the four dimensions of the country, the great integrity of people, and the great virtue of officials. ——Mencius
60. If the heart is free from selfish desires, it will naturally be strong; if the heart is free from evil twists, it will naturally be righteous. ——Lu Longqi
61. Be disciplined and cultivate the virtues of an official.
62. If you are an official and do not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. ——Xu Jiujing
63. Seizing the common interests of the world and pursuing one's own interests is called a thief of the country. ——Huang Zongxi
64. Wealth and honor cannot be kinky, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered. This is called a true man. ——Mencius
65. I advise you not to do anything wrong, and let no one go through the ages. ——Feng Menglong
66. If you do many unjust things, you will have to forgive yourself. ——"Zuo Zhuan"
67. I examine myself three times every day: Are I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius"
68. Officials do not fear my strictness but fear my integrity; people do not obey my ability but obey my father. The public principle means that the people do not dare to be arrogant, and the honest officials do not dare to bully.
69. Discipline your body with careful conduct, but you cannot take away people by careful conduct. ——Wei Yuan
70. Always discover your mistakes, admit them boldly and forthrightly, and correct them quickly and bravely.
71. Corruption and bribery, if this disadvantage is not eliminated, the trouble will deepen. ——Bao Zheng
72. Province in the morning, province in the evening, self-examination day and night; incorruptible at the top, incorruptible at the bottom, and incorruptible at the top and bottom.
73. Officials cannot be given to others privately, and people cannot take officials privately. ——"Book of Jin"
74. Be a human being first, then become an official; it is better to lose an official position than to lose face.
75. The key to government is publicity and purity; the key to a family is frugality and diligence. ——Lin Bu
76. Understand morality to consolidate the foundation, cultivate it to soothe the soul, know integrity and shame to purify the heart, and get rid of greed to maintain integrity.
77. Don’t seek fame in vain, and don’t fake honor. ——"Yuan Zizheng's Political Strategy"
78. Out of public concern, one will be unfazed by favors and humiliations. Only when the breeze on one's sleeves can one be upright and awe-inspiring.
79. Self-respect, self-prosperity, self-policing, and self-motivation.
80. Get rid of selfishness first, and then you can manage public affairs; first make peace with others, and then you can listen to what others say. ——Jin Ying
81. Those who are greedy for cleverness and ignorant of civil affairs will be worse than animals. ——Qian Yong
82. Always discover your mistakes, admit them boldly and forthrightly, and change quickly and bravely.
83. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. ——Liu Bei
84. A greedy person takes things unjustly, regardless of injustice; an honest person takes things obediently, and always feels guilty when he gets what he deserves. ——Chen Xin
85. Openness is the antidote to corruption, while the secret is the breeding ground for crime.
86. Publicity breeds enlightenment, integrity breeds prestige.
87. The ancients said: "The great law is the small incorruptibility." If a minister can be incorruptible, he only gets half of it. If you are not honest, you cannot enforce the law, and if you are illegal, you cannot support integrity. ——Chen Hongmou
88. Power is like a river, whether it is clear or turbid depends on the official’s morality.
——"Modern Guo Honghe Works"