Famous quotes about diligence and frugality:

1. Eat to live, but live not to eat. ——Socrates

2. Reading without thinking is equivalent to eating without digesting. ——Polk

3. Without exercise, life will be lethargic. ——Rousseau

4. Sleep without words and eat without words. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Township Party"

5. If I find that even a grain of sand can get nutrients from it, I will benefit a lot. ——Lega

6. Saving food is glorious, but wasting food is shameful.

7. Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work. ——Li Shen's "Compassion for the Farmers"

8. It is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. ——Sima Guang's "Teaching Thrift and Prosperity"

9. 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's "Ode to History"

10. Quietness cultivates one's character, and frugality cultivates virtue. ——Zhuge Liang

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

12. Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays will easily get through difficulties when he is poor; whoever is luxurious and extravagant when he is rich will die of hunger and cold when he is poor. ——Sadie

13. Poverty and a clean and simple life are exactly where we revolutionaries can overcome many difficulties! ——Fang Zhimin

14. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth.

——Tao Yuanming