1. A gentleman avoids difficulties with frugality. General idea: A gentleman uses the virtue of frugality to avoid danger. 2. Be diligent in your country and frugal in your family. General idea: Be diligent in national affairs and frugal in family life. 3. Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil. General idea: Frugality is the greatest virtue among good deeds; luxury is the greatest evil among evil deeds. 4. People's livelihood depends on diligence, and diligence means nothing. General idea: The livelihood of ordinary people depends on hard work. Only by working hard can there be no shortage of property. 5. Frugality leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin. General idea: Frugality will lead to prosperity, and lascivious pleasure will lead to ruin. 6. It’s noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who would have thought that every meal on the plate is hard work? General idea: The farmer was hoeing under the scorching sun at noon, and drops of sweat fell on the soil where the seedlings grew. Who knew that every grain of food on the plate was obtained with such hard work. 7. Looking back at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved through diligence and frugality, and failure was caused by luxury. General idea: Throughout history, whether it is a country or a family, they all thrive on diligence and frugality and perish on extravagance. 8. Worry and labor can rejuvenate a country, while leisure can lead to death. The general idea: Worrying about state affairs can make the country prosperous, while pursuing ease and enjoyment can lead to one's own destruction. 9. It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. General idea: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. 10. Take it in moderation and use it in moderation, and you will always have enough. General idea: If you ask for things in a planned way and consume in a controlled way, you will always be rich. 11. Only frugality can help integrity, and only forgiveness can make you virtuous. General idea: Only frugality can make people honest and honest, and only tolerance can make people develop good moral character. 12. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, always think about the difficulty of material resources. The general idea: Even if it is a porridge or a meal, you should remember that it is not easy to come by; even if it is half a piece of silk or half a thread, you should also think of the hard work.