1·Shifu can build a city wall, and accumulated virtue is a solid ground. ——Li Bai

2. Only when you are not arrogant can you be arrogant, not by favoring others. ——Zhuge Liang

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

4·Happiness should be the companion of virtue. —— Valdez

5. A foot is short, an inch is long. ——Qu Yuan

6·Life is short, and only virtue can pass it on to distant future generations. ——Shakespeare

7. Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. ——Wen Tianxiang

8. Gentlemen are harmonious but different; villains are harmonious but not harmonious. ——Confucius

9·Clear water removes hibiscus, and nature removes carvings. ——Li Bai

10. 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

11· 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

12. The most valuable revolutionary quality is to remain unstained in the mud and not corroded by the sugar-coated bullets of the bourgeoisie. ——Zhou Enlai

13. Virtue is praised by everyone, because both good and evil people can get something beneficial to themselves. —— Diderot

14. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——Li Qingzhao

15. Pride and complacency are a terrible trap for us; moreover, this trap is dug by ourselves. ——Lao She

16· Whoever speaks of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao

17·The will is as strong as iron, and the measure is as big as the sea.

18. A gentleman’s journey 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 peaceful, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang

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

20· Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued. ——Mencius

21. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan

22·True virtue cannot be without practical wisdom, and practical wisdom cannot be without virtue. ——Aristotle

23· If a person is rude, he will not be born, if a matter is rude, it will not be accomplished, and if the state is rude, it will not be maintained. ——Confucius

24. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong. ——Confucius

25. Don’t worry about poverty and lowliness, and don’t dwell on wealth. ——Tao Yuanming

26. The house should be cleaned frequently, otherwise it will be filled with dust; the face should be washed frequently, otherwise it will be covered with dust.

27·If you value etiquette higher than the moon, you will lose the sincere trust between people. ——Bacon

28·Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——Sima Qian

29· If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved. ——Xunzi

30·A hundred gold can buy a fine horse, a thousand gold can buy a beauty; ten thousand gold can buy a high official, but where can you buy youth.

——Qu Yuan