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Integrity and authority. Philosopher of the Western Han Dynasty Dong Zhongshu

The honest will prosper, the greedy will perish. Integrity quotes from Eastern Han Dynasty historian Ban Gu's "Book of Han"

Integrity will not disgrace its reputation, and believers will not be lazy. Liu Xiang, a Confucian scholar and writer of the Western Han Dynasty

If it is not my property, I will not take any of it.

"Qian Chibi Fu" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty. : If, if. The general meaning of these two sentences is: (Everything between heaven and earth has its own owner) If it does not belong to me, I will not take it even if it is a cent. In order to relieve the depression of being demoted, Su Shi expressed in "Qian Chibi Fu" the thoughts of adapting to nature, adapting to circumstances, not asking for anything, not taking by force, indulging in the mountains and rivers, seeking sustenance, thus maintaining a broad-minded and optimistic attitude towards life. ~The two sentences can now be borrowed to explain that as an official and as a person, you should be honest and not greedy. You should not take anything that is not for you, no matter how small it is.

Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Shi's "Ode to the Former Red Cliff"

Thrifty but not extravagant, the family will be prosperous; frugal but not greedy, the official will be honest