1. In a people’s country, there must be a driving force, and this is virtue. ——Montesquieu
2. People cannot live like animals, but should pursue knowledge and virtue. ——Dante
3. Those who are honest are the knot of the world. ——Mozi
4. Being sincere is the way of heaven; being sincere is the way of man. . ——Mencius
5. Honesty is better than all wisdom, and it is the basic condition for wisdom. ——Kant
6. Honesty and diligence should be your permanent companions. ——Franklin
7. Only sincerity can break through the world’s hypocrisy, and only truth can break through the world’s emptiness. ——Xue Xuan
8. If a person breaks his promise, his reputation will be ruined. ——Liu Xiang
9. Those who touch others with sincerity will be responded to with sincerity. ——Cheng Yi
10. The most immoral subscribers among human beings are dishonesty and cowardice. ——Gorky
11. Sincerity is the highest virtue in life. . ——Chaucer
12. Small faith and sincerity lead to great faith. ——Han Feizi
13. Those who are extravagant and lazy are poor, while those who are powerful and thrifty are rich. ——Han Feizi
14. Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zigong
15. Shyness is the emotion of fear or fear of humiliation. This emotion can prevent people from committing certain despicable behaviors. —— Spinoza
16. One should be zealously committed to acting morally rather than talking about morality.
——Democritus