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Are there any famous quotes about fighting corruption and promoting integrity in ancient times?

●Zi Shuai is righteous, who dares to be unrighteous? (Confucius)

●If God does evil, you can still disobey it; if you do evil yourself, you will not live. ("Mencius Gongsun Chou")

●No disaster is greater than dissatisfaction, and no blame is greater than desire. (Laozi's "Tao Te Ching")

● A fish swallows the bait, a moth flies into the fire, but its body is lost before it can be obtained; an orangutan is drunk, and a mosquito is full of blood, but its body is lost after it has been obtained.

●If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not do what he is told.

●The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant nest.

●If the small hole is not repaired, the big hole will suffer.

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

●When you have great power, you should never forget the heavy responsibility, and when you are in a high position, you should never forget the spirit of being a public servant.

●A gentleman should examine himself three times.

●A gentleman will examine himself as if he has done something wrong.

●Be an upright person, be an official with integrity, and do things in a down-to-earth manner.

●A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way.

●Don’t stretch out your hands, otherwise you will be caught.

●If you want others to know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself.

●A gentleman chooses good friends and makes friends with them.

● The car in front is overturned, and the car behind you can learn from it.

●The respect for one’s position should not be lost as a public servant, and the weight should not be changed for the sake of the people.

●Things will rot by themselves, and then insects will grow.

●Gong begets prestige, and honesty begets wisdom.

●If you want to benefit the life and death of the country, why should you avoid it with misfortunes and blessings?

●The legal network is open, sparse and not leaking.

●Be a gentleman and stay away from villains, so make friends with caution.

●If you don’t make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes.

●Always watch by the river, just don’t get your shoes wet.

●Frugality leads to prosperity, while immorality leads to ruin.

●Using copper as a mirror, you can dress properly; using people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses; using history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs.

● Evil cannot be accumulated, and mistakes cannot be sustained.

●The way to govern is based on obeying the people's will, improving people's livelihood, and calming the people without disturbing them.

●Be born in sorrow and die in happiness.

● Morality is your own responsibility, so don’t be confused by things.

●If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are prosperous, you can help the world.

●Make friends and care, but not money.

●One mistake can lead to eternal regret.

●If you don’t protect yourself in small measures, you will eventually lose your great virtue.

●Don’t get irrational money, and don’t do irrational things.

●Get rid of small evils to preserve your true nature, and accumulate small good deeds to achieve great virtue.

●Those who do many injustices will surely die.

●If you don’t act carefully, you will eventually suffer from great virtue.

●Be worried about the world’s worries first, and be happy after the world’s happiness.

●Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was due to diligence and frugality, and failure was due to extravagance.

●Wealth cannot be immoral, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued (Mencius).

●How can you correct others if you are not correct yourself?

●Greed is like fire, if it is not restrained, it will burn; desire is like water, if it is not restrained, it will drown.

●The selfless heart is as wide as the world.

●Good medicine is bitter in the mouth and good for the disease, and honest advice is bad for the ears and good for the deeds.

●If you listen to both, you will be enlightened; if you listen to one side, you will be dark.

●Strictness is love, looseness is harm, and true supervision is care.

●Don’t get irrational money, and don’t do irrational things.

●Those who want to be upright should look at their appearance, and those who want to be honest should look at themselves first.

●Correct friendship but not profit, know the way without considering merit.

●After the political voices are gone, justice will remain in the hearts of the people.

●The way a gentleman governs is based on self-cultivation.

●Where arrogance breeds arrogance, it will lead to danger.

●Those who speak the road are the lifeblood of the country.

●What merits do I have now? I once did not work in farming and mulberry trees, I was an official with a salary of 300 dan, and I had more than enough food for every year’s banquet. I feel ashamed when I think about this, and I will never forget it. (Bai Juyi)

●Be high-spirited and never fall into the clouds. Looking at the bottom, gold and jade are not as good as clay.

●Power is a double-edged sword, which benefits the people and harms oneself.