1. It’s noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work. ("Hoeing" by Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty)

2. The foot is full of rustic heat, and the back is scorching with the scorching sky. The right hand holds the earrings, and the left arm hangs a basket. (Bai Juyi's "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat")

3. Quietness cultivates one's character, and frugality cultivates virtue. (Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments")

4. Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, success was achieved by diligence and frugality, and failure was achieved by luxury. (Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty)

5. It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality. (Sima Guang of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Exercise thrift and show kindness")

6. Frugality and simplicity are the virtues of human beings. [Ming Dynasty] Xue Xuan

7. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the place where you came from; half a thread, half a thread, always remember the material difficulties. (Zhu Yongchun, Qing Dynasty)

8. A grain of millet planted in spring will turn into ten thousand grains in autumn. There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are still starving to death. ("Compassion for the Farmers" by Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty)

9. There are a large number of living things in the land, and there is a limit to what can be achieved by human power. Take it in moderation and use it wisely. If it is measured, it will always be sufficient; if it is taken without restraint, if it is used without restraint, it will always be insufficient. (Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian")

10. Whoever scrimps on food and clothing on weekdays will be able to survive the difficulties easily when he is poor; whoever is luxurious and extravagant when he is rich will die of hunger and cold when he is poor. (Iranian poet Saadi)

11. Saving is glorious, waste is shameful.