1. Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work. ?

From: "Compassion for the Farmers" by Li Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. ?

Translation: The food on this plate is earned through every bit of hard work. ?

2. A porridge or a meal should be thought of as hard-won, and a ray of constant thought is difficult to obtain. ?

Zhu Bolu's famous saying comes from "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions". ?

Translation: A bowl of porridge or a meal must be thought of how hard it was, and every piece of Si County sewing on the clothes must be thought of how difficult it was. The main purpose is to warn people to cherish and not to waste. ?

3. Being frugal and economical is the source of promoting Taoism;

Advocating extravagance and indulgence is the root of bad virtue. ?

Source: Tang Dynasty Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Political dignitaries·Remonstrance to the Prince"?

Translation: Being able to be frugal and frugal is the source of carrying forward the great road; advocating luxury and self-indulgence are It is the source of moral corruption. ?

4. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Building a country through diligence and thrift will always be the mantra. ?

Source: Modern. Zhu De's "Diligence and Frugality"?

Translation: It is easy to throw away the tradition of diligence and frugality and slide into the mire of extravagance. But you can climb out of the mire of extravagance. It is difficult to return to the path of diligence and frugality. But no matter how difficult it is, we must curb the current trend of extravagance and restore the tradition of diligence and thrift. Otherwise, our socialist legacy may be ruined and the fruits of reform and opening up may be exhausted.

5. Only frugality can help integrity, but forgiveness can achieve virtue. ——Zhao Shanhuang, Song Dynasty, "Self-Alarm Chapter·Frugality"

Translation: Only frugality can promote integrity, and only forgiveness can promote virtue.