A collection of famous quotes from civilized celebrities:

Good manners are made up of small sacrifices. ——Emerson

If you don’t learn etiquette, you can’t stand up. ——Confucius

The reason why mortals are more noble than animals is because they are polite. ——"Yan Zi Chun Qiu"

The most appetizing thing at a banquet is the etiquette of the host. ——Shakespeare

Discourteousness is the bastard child of ignorance. ——Butler

Interest is a strategy devised by smart people to keep a distance from fools. ——Emerson

People cannot live like animals. They should pursue knowledge and virtue. ——Dante

Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. Only those who are virtuous and virtuous can obey others. ——Liu Bei

It is not a matter of disrespect for position, but a lack of respect for virtue; it is not a matter of shame that one does not have a good partner, but a matter of not being knowledgeable. ——Zhang Heng

The earth can support the city wall, and the accumulation of virtue can be the solid ground. ——Li Bai

If you do a good thing, you will feel at ease; if you do a bad thing, you will feel guilty. ——Shen Hanguang

Being unsullied by the mud and not being corroded by the sugar-coated bullets of the bourgeoisie is the most valuable revolutionary quality. ——Zhou Enlai

The saddest thing for a person is the death of conscience. ——Guo Moruo

We should be zealously committed to acting morally rather than talking about morality. —— Democritus

Reason is higher than the heart, and thoughts are more reliable than emotions. —— Gorky

People should be wise in wisdom, morally innocent, and physically clean. —— Chekhov

Conscience is determined by a person’s knowledge and entire lifestyle. ——Marx

I firmly believe that only a moral citizen can pay an acceptable salute to his motherland. —— Rousseau

Self-consciousness is the mother of progress, and self-abasement is the source of degradation. Therefore, self-consciousness is indispensable, and self-abasement is indispensable. ——Zou Taofen

Knowing shame is almost like courage. ——Confucius

It’s not that you can’t see justice, but you are afraid of not being brave enough to see justice. ——Xie Juezai

Be careful not to say or do bad things even when you are alone, but to learn to be more shameful in front of yourself than in front of others. —— Democritus

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

A gentleman is concerned about the road but not about poverty. ——Confucius

Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zigong

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

Those who are extravagant and lazy will be poor, while those who are strong and thrifty will be rich. —— Han Fei

The journey of 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 be far-reaching. —— Zhuge Liang

Those who are extravagant will be in ruins, while those who are frugal will be at peace. ——Bai Juyi

Don’t worry about danger in times of peace, abstain from extravagance and be frugal; cut down the roots in order to grow trees, block the sources in order to have a long flow of water. ——Wei Zheng

Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, their success was due to diligence and frugality, and their success was due to extravagance. ——Li Shangyin

The overlord took Erjiang alone, and many of his descendants surrendered with hundreds of cities. After the success of Luxurious, what about peace and happiness and misfortune? ——Wang Anshi

Luxury leads to more desires. A gentleman who has many desires will seek wealth and honor, which will lead to disaster in vain. —— Sima Guang

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

Luxury always follows immorality, and immorality always follows luxury. ——Montesquieu

When you welcome others with good demeanor, you are as close as brothers; ——Guan Zhong

There are great brave men in the world who are not surprised when faced with sudden attacks, and are not angry when they are attacked without reason. —— Su Shi

We should be careful not to hurt other comrades with words, but we should also be able to bear it when others use words to hurt us. ——Liu Shaoqi

Courtesy is the golden key to human perfection. —— Sonsuneji

Speaking aggressively does not necessarily make sense.

——Sadie