Famous quotes about advance and retreat 1

1. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. (Song Dynasty - Sima Guang)

Explanation: It is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality.

2. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was caused by diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by extravagance. (Tang Dynasty - Li Shangyin)

Explanation: Carefully and comprehensively observe and analyze the wise men, countries and families in the past. Those who succeeded were all due to diligence and frugality, while those who declined and perished were all due to luxury.

3. The work is accomplished by hard work but not by play, and the success is achieved by thinking and destroyed by laziness. (Tang Dynasty - Han Yu)

Explanation: Academic excellence is due to diligence and is wasted on play; success in doing things is ruined by hard work and laziness.

4. Good things have always been frugal, and since ancient times, melons are bitter but then sweet. (Yuan - Bai Pu)

Explanation: Everything that can do good things is born of frugality. Since ancient times, melons have been bitter first and then sweet.

5. A grain of red rice and a few drops of cow jaw blood. The man under the coral branch kept spitting out his cup in his mouth. (Tang Zheng Ao) Explanation: A grain of red rice contains several drops of blood from a cow's chin, which can be used to make wine. Some people sit under a coral branch and drink so much that they vomit.

6. I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes, but to cherish your youth. If there are flowers, you must break them off. Don’t wait until there are no flowers. ((Tang - Anonymous)

Interpretation: I advise you not to indulge in songs such as "Golden Thread Clothes", but to cherish the precious time of your youth and take advantage of the good opportunity to make a difference. If you miss the opportunity, it will be too late.

7. Wealth and honor cannot change, poverty and lowliness cannot change, and power cannot yield. This is called a true man.

Interpretation: Not to be confused by wealth. , Not to be swayed by poverty and inferiority, not to be succumbed to power, this is the way of a man.

8. The way to enrich the country is to use it wisely to enrich the people, and to be good at the rest.

< p>Explanation: The way to make a country rich is to control consumption and make people rich, and to be good at hoarding surplus.

9. To save luxury, you must be frugal (Southern Dynasty-Fan Ye)

Interpretation: The way to save luxury and fashion must be frugality.

10. Eat according to the time and use it with propriety (Mencius)

Interpretation: Money, grain and millet. Wealth must be used and consumed reasonably and sparingly according to the seasons and etiquette.

11. The wise owner must carefully maintain its harmony, limit its flow, open up its source, and consider the time. Xunzi)

Explanation: A wise monarch must develop production, save expenses, develop financial resources, and consider whether taxation and relief violate the system.

12. Use nine types of equal measures. The first is the style of sacrificial offerings, the second is the style of guests, the third is the style of mourning, the fourth is the style of humiliation, the fifth is the style of fortification, the sixth is the style of coins and silk, the seventh is the style of eating grass, and eight. It is said that the method is awarded by the bandits, and the nine methods are easy to use ("Zhou Li-Volume 2")

Explanation: Use nine methods to save financial expenses: first, sacrifice according to the rules, and the cost will not exceed the budget; The first is to treat guests without extravagance and waste, the third is to be frugal in funerals, the fourth is to pay for the king's meals, clothes, carriages and horses according to regulations, the fifth is not to be extravagant in construction and manufacturing, the sixth is to give guests property in moderation and strictly follow the regulations, and the seventh is The fodder for raising cattle and horses must be specified and not excessive. Eighth, the money and materials given to ministers must be strictly limited. Ninth, the money given to friends must be strictly regulated.

It must not be casual.

13. When a husband is serving the country, he should take care of his family, consider his financial resources, and consider his actions. He will not make achievements that are difficult to achieve, but will not do extra work. (Tang Dynasty - Fang Xuanling)

< p> Interpretation: Governing a country is the same as managing a family. You must calculate your financial capacity, figure out the direction you should advance and retreat, and avoid doing things that are difficult to complete to avoid wasting people and money, and abandoning or reducing extra errands.

14. The cost of luxury is greater than natural disasters (Tang Dynasty - Fang Xuanling)

Explanation: The waste caused by luxury is more than natural disasters.

15. Natural disasters. Acting vigorously, a gentleman strives to continuously strengthen himself. ("Book of Changes")

Explanation: The movement of the heavenly bodies is strong and strong, and a gentleman acts in accordance with the way of heaven. In his life, he must strengthen himself, live continuously, and strive for progress.

< p> 16. The righteousness of the blue sky and the bright sun are cultivated from the dark room and the leaky room; the economics of turning the world are revealed from the deep and thin places.

("Lai Gen Tan")

Explanation: The great personality and integrity of the upright and upright people are all tempered in the difficult environment of the open family; the strategies that are enough to govern the country and bring peace to the world are all based on carefulness. tempered by a cautious attitude towards work.

17. Don’t settle for small gains, and then you can achieve great things; don’t be tempted by small gains, and then you can achieve long-term success. (Ming Dynasty - Fang Xiaoru)

Explanation: If you don’t settle for small achievements, then you can become a great talent; if you don’t be tempted by small advantages, you can achieve great achievements.

18. A saint is a mediocre person who is willing to work hard, and a mediocre person is a saint who is unwilling to work hard. (Qing Yanyuan)

Explanation: Smart and accomplished people are ordinary people who are willing to work hard. Ordinary people are people who are unwilling to work hard and fail to become smart and accomplished.

19. Wealth has no roots, it can only be obtained through hard work. (Ming Dynasty - Feng Menglong)

Explanation: Wealth cannot take root in the first place, but can only be obtained through diligence and frugality.

20. The rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone. (Song Dynasty - Luo Dajing)

Explanation: As long as the skill is enough, the rope can cut through the wood, and the water can drip through the stone. :

21. Those who are not strong-minded are not wise enough. (Mozi)

Explanation: People who are not strong-willed will not develop their wisdom.

22. The sea can be filled and the mountains can be moved, so is the ambition of a man. (Song Dynasty - Liu Guo)

Explanation: The sea can fill it up, and the mountains can move it away. A man's ambition should be like this.

23. Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance. (Song Su Shi) Explanation: In the past, people who could achieve great things not only had talents that surpassed others, but also had perseverance and perseverance.

24. The wealth of heaven and earth depends on where it comes from and where it ends up. Wherever you come from, you need abundance and nourishment, and where you are going to end, you need peace and prosperity. (Ming-Lu Kun)

Explanation: The wealth between heaven and earth depends on where it comes from and where it goes. The place where you come must be rich and cultivated, and the place where you go must be restrained and frugal. ~

25. Being an official is hard work, and being an official is a hard life. The higher the official position, the greater the responsibility, and the greater the diligence. (Ming Dynasty - Lu Kun)

Explanation: Being an official is hard work, and those who are officials are hard-working people. With a higher official position, his responsibility will increase and his diligence will increase.

26. There are many days of running around and worshiping, but the official duties are filled up, and the simple letters and letters are prosperous, but the civil affairs are ignored. Time is only this time, and spirit is only this spirit. What you focus on is here, and what you don't focus on is there. (Ming Dynasty - Lu Kun)

Explanation: If you are busy running around and bowing all day long, you will inevitably throw aside the official duties you really want to do; if the letters and greetings are flying everywhere, the people's affairs will inevitably be confused and no one will take care of them. . There is only this amount of time and only this amount of energy. If you focus only on social activities, you will inevitably neglect your career and government affairs.

27. One pain and one pleasure are tempered together, and those who practice to the extreme will become blessed, and their blessings will last forever; those who combine doubt and belief, and will become knowledgeable, will know the truth. ("Lai Gen Tan")

Explanation: There is suffering as well as happiness in life. Only the happiness gained through continuous training in suffering will last long; when studying, you must have both faith and loyalty. Have a spirit of skepticism and ask for confirmation when you encounter doubts. Only knowledge gained through constant verification is true knowledge.

28. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, avoid extravagance and be frugal. (Wei Zheng's "Ten Thoughts on Admonishing Taizong")

Interpretation: Admonishing Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to always think about the dangers that are coming when he is living and working in peace and contentment, to avoid extravagance and to practice frugality. Famous Quotes on Advance and Retreat Part 2

1. If you shake your ideals and beliefs, you will inevitably lose your way; if you pursue arrogance, luxury and glitz, you will eventually die.

2. When the law is strict, clean government will be born, and when officials are clear, they will love the people more.

3. As long as you are a cadre for a day, you must be an upright official for a day.

4. Be able to keep your mind and control your skills; be able to resist temptation and withstand the test.

5. Since ancient times, upright officials and people have praised them, but corrupt officials and the law have never been tolerated.

8. Put integrity first when in power, and put diligence first when serving as an official.

9. Integrity is to establish one’s integrity, diligence is to serve the public, and good governance is to enrich the people.

10. The beauty of water is not in its depth, but in its clarity; the beauty of people is not in their appearance, but in their integrity.

11. Officials are light but the people are important; power is light but responsibility is heavy; name is light but virtue is heavy; profit is light but righteousness is heavy.

12. A person with integrity dares to face tough situations, and his sleeves are clean and untainted by the breeze.

14. If you are not corrupt in government, you will have a blue sky above your head; if you are not honest in government, your sword will hang high.

15. A wise man uses the painful lessons of others to warn himself; a fool uses his own heavy price to awaken others.

17. There is a self-cleaning lotus in the pond, which is spotless. There is no regret medicine in the world, so think twice before taking action.

19. Indifferent to fame and fortune, the breeze blows on the sleeves and the body is upright; the right and wrong are clear, and righteousness is born in the chest.

20. Don’t do good deeds because they are small, and don’t do evil deeds because they are small.

21. From hell to heaven, it is thousands of miles away; from heaven to hell, it is only a matter of a thought.

22. The people's hearts are like a scale, which shows who is corrupt and who is honest; public opinion is like a mirror, which shows who is humiliated and who is honored.

25. Be fair and honest, have a clear conscience, be aboveboard and not be afraid of dreams.

26. A harmonious society, eliminating noise; the matter can be traced now, why bother to go to the middle of the river to make up for the leak.

27. Emotion, reason, and law, don’t forget the law first; power, money, and responsibility, remember responsibility first.

28. You can’t have ideals, you can’t have arrogance, you can’t be greedy for money, and you can’t indulge in desires.

29. Only by self-respect, self-examination and self-discipline can you maintain your true character; be cautious about power, desire and independence, and you will be able to be unfazed by honor and disgrace.

30. There are thousands of lines, don’t touch the “high-voltage line” of clean government, this way or that, don’t take the “point of no return”.