1. Look up to the sky, bow down to the earth, and feel your heart. (Han Yu)

2. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. (Confucius)

3. The past is forgotten like smoke, and the world is wide with a selfless heart. (Tao Zhu)

4. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth. (Tao Yuanming)

5. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. Only the virtuous and virtuous can obey others. (Liu Bei)

6. Poverty is not shameful, but shame is poverty without ambition. (Lu Kun)

7. The journey of a gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to cultivate 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)

8. Quietness cultivates one’s character, and frugality cultivates virtue. (Zhuge Liang)

9. Only when you are not arrogant can you be arrogant, and do not show favor to others (Zhuge Liang)

10. Don’t boast even a little bit about yourself. Pride and complacency will lead to overturning. Looking at many things in ancient and modern times, success has been caused by humility and failure has been caused by extravagance. (Chen. Yi)

11. Self-esteem is not contempt, self-confidence is not complacency, and independence is not isolation. (Xu Teli)

12. Those who are extravagant are in a mess, while those who are frugal are safe. One evil and one good are in front of you. (Bai Juyi)

13. Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds. (Wang Bo)

14. 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 is not a good partner, but it is a matter of shame that one is not knowledgeable. (Zhang Heng)

15. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. (Lao Tzu)

16. If you don’t have a desire for haste, you won’t see small gains. If you have a desire for haste, you won’t achieve anything; if you see small gains, you won’t achieve great things. (Confucius)

17. There are no desperate situations in the world, only people who are desperate for their situations. (Ferome)

18. Whether you are born noble or humble, it does not matter, but you must have a way of life. (Goethe)

19. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but about learning to dance in the wind and rain. (Ke Yunlu)

20. The establishment of great achievements in life is not about knowing, but about being able to do it. (Huxley)

21. The person who receives the favor must always keep the favor in his heart, but the person who gives the favor must not remember it. (Cicero)

22. It is better to retreat first when you are deep in thought, and then you can rest when you are very proud.

23. You don’t have to do things the same way as the customs, nor should you do things differently. You don’t have to do things to please people, and you don’t have to do things to make people hate you.

24. Sit quietly and think about your own mistakes. Don’t talk about others’ faults in small talk. Being able to suffer is a person with lofty ideals. Being willing to suffer is not an idiot. Only by respecting a gentleman can you show your virtue. Being afraid of villains is not considered incompetent. Taking a step back is the best. Broad, let the three-pointer be calm. If you want to make progress, you need to think about regressing. If you start, think about letting go first. If you are successful, you should not go back to it. There should be room for steps in everything you do. Holding gold is precious, knowing that peace and happiness are worth a thousand gold, thinking twice before things happen, and being patient when angry is the best. Don't be greedy for unexpected wealth. Those who are content will always be happy. If you can handle things in this way, you will be happy and carefree throughout your life.

25. When encountering good times, stay calm; when encountering adversity, stay calm.

26. Don’t be jealous of others. If you are jealous of others, you will end up short. Don't protect yourself from shortcomings. If you protect yourself from shortcomings, you will not grow up in the end.

27. There is no need to ask for merit when doing things, as long as there are no faults, it is merit. You don’t have to feel virtuous to be a human being, it is virtuous to have no resentment.

28. Being angry means punishing yourself for the faults of others. To forgive others is to be kind to yourself.

29. More money may not necessarily bring you more happiness, but more money and tiredness will bring you troubles. Being poor and enjoying the Tao is truly at ease, free from worries and worries.

30. You must make friends with righteous people, and do not make friends with unjust friends. Drink quiet tea, don't be greedy for fancy wine. Open the door of convenience and the mouth of right and wrong.

31. The most evil thing in life is to talk about others' faults; the most stupid thing in life is to listen to one's own faults.

32. The power cannot be exhausted, the blessings cannot be enjoyed, the advantages cannot be exploited, and the wisdom cannot be exhausted.

33. If you maintain an equal mind and do things conveniently, there will be no problems in the world. If you have a compassionate heart and do compassionate deeds, you will have peace of mind.

34. "Evil" means fearing that others will know it, which is a great evil. "Goodness" is something you want people to know, but it is not true goodness.

35. A big belly can accommodate you, and it can eliminate many troubles and obstacles, and you can smile happily, creating boundless joy.

36. If you lower your desires to the lowest point and elevate your rationality to the highest point, you will be a saint.

37. The reason why people are ordinary is that they cannot surpass themselves.

38. Being jealous of others and hating dissidents is tantamount to giving your life to others.

39. Conquering the world is not great. A person who can conquer himself is the greatest person in the world.

40. Hate others, but it is yourself who suffers.

41. Those who do not respect themselves will be humiliated. Those who do not take care of themselves will bring disaster. Those who are not complacent will benefit. He who is not self-sufficient is knowledgeable.

42. The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, who was so powerful in Europe, Asia and Africa, told the waiter on his deathbed: "Please put my hands outside the coffin and let the world see that a great person like me, Caesar, will be the same after death." Both hands are empty.”

43. If you don’t ask for anything, your mind will be at peace, and if you don’t do anything recklessly, your body will be at peace.

44. Accumulating virtue as an inheritance is better than a beautiful house and good land.

45. If people are good, even though blessings have not yet come, disaster has been far away; if people have been evil, although misfortune has not yet come, blessing has been far away.

46. If you accumulate money and leave it to your descendants, your descendants may not be able to keep it; if you accumulate books and leave it to your descendants, your descendants may not be able to read it. It is better to accumulate yin virtues in the dark. This is the treasured teaching passed down from generation to generation.

47. Changing yourself is to save yourself, influencing others is to save others.

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

49. Pride cannot last long, desire cannot be indulged, happiness cannot be extreme, and ambition cannot be fulfilled. (Wei Wei)

50. A gentleman’s self-cultivation is to rectify his heart internally and rectify his appearance externally.

(Ouyang Xiu)