Ancient famous sayings about frugality

If you have limited money and unlimited expenses, you should live within your means. ——Yan Zhitui

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

Strengthen the foundation and use it sparingly, and the world will not be poor. ——Xun Kuang

Those who are extravagant are in ruins and those who are frugal are at peace. One evil and one good are in front of you. ——Bai Juyi

Those who are extravagant and lazy will be poor, while those who are strong and thrifty will be rich. ——Han Feizi's "Han Feizi's Explanation of Learning"

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

Frugality is the greatest virtue: extravagance is the greatest evil. ——Pre-Qin "Zuo Zhuan Zhuang Gong Twenty-Fourth Year"

Effectiveness is used internally, but virtue is cultivated externally. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty "Zuo Zhuan Zhaogong Nineteenth Year"

One porridge and one meal, when you think about the difficult place where you came from; half a thread, half a thread, always thinking about the difficulty of material affairs. ——Zhu Bailu's "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions"

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

The journey of a husband and a gentleman 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 aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not lead to far. ——Zhuge Liang’s extravagance leads to excessive desires. A gentleman's excessive desire for wealth and honor will lead to disaster in vain. ——Sima Guang's "Exercise frugality to show prosperity"

A gentleman uses frugality to overcome difficulties, but cannot use glory and wealth. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Yi Zhuanfu"

The affairs of the world are often achieved by diligence and frugality but failed by extravagance. ——Lu You

Quietness cultivates one’s character, frugality cultivates virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

To be extravagant means to take things for granted and humiliate one's ambition; if one is frugal, one has nothing to ask for from others and nothing to be ashamed of oneself, which can nourish one's spirit. ——Luo Dajing

The cost of imprisoning the country and removing its useless expenses is enough to double that. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Mozi's Use of Festival"

The festival of extravagance and frugality must be based on the prosperity of the world. ——Pre-Qin "Three Kingdoms Wei Shu Jikai Biography"

A gentleman is concerned about the road but not about poverty. ——Confucius, "The Analects of Confucius, Duke Wei Ling"

Always think of the time as the time of the time, and do not mistake the time of the time for the time of the time. ——"Zeng Tang Xianwen"

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

Luxury will be killed by its strength. ——Pre-Qin Dynasty "Zuo Zhuan Xianggong in the 29th Year"

After the success of luxury, there is both happiness and peace and disaster. ——Wang Anshi