Stories of famous people who are thrifty and thrifty

Celebrity stories about diligence and frugality 1

1. The story of Premier Zhou Enlai’s diligence and frugality is known to all women and children and has become a good talk. He has always advocated diligence and thrift in building the country and hard work, and required that "all entertainment must be domestic products and must be frugal and simple, and avoid ostentation and style that loses the revolutionary spirit and hard work." Premier Zhou Enlai's diet was light, with one meat and one vegetable at each meal. Leftovers should be saved for the next meal, and he never wasted a meter or a vegetable leaf. The State Council often holds state affairs meetings. If the meetings cannot be concluded past noon, working meals will be prepared in the cafeteria. The Prime Minister stipulates that the standard for working meals is "four dishes and one soup". After the meal, everyone pays for a meal ticket, and no one is allowed to make an exception. After the Prime Minister finishes eating, he always picks up a vegetable leaf and wipes it on the bottom of the bowl, then eats the rice and soup, and finally eats the vegetable leaf. While eating, I occasionally drop a grain of rice on the table and immediately pick it up and eat it. Some people were puzzled by his frugality. The Prime Minister said: "This is much better than what the people eat!" During the three-year difficult period, the Prime Minister and the people of the country shared the joys and sorrows and took the lead in not eating pork, eggs, or rice. . Once, the cook said to him: "You are so old. You don't work day and night, and you don't eat much. Don't eat whole grains!" The Prime Minister said: "No, you must eat it. If you eat it, you won't be tired." If you forget the past, you will never forget the people!"

2. Mao Zedong asked others to do it first. He lived a very simple life, sleeping on a hard bed and wearing coarse clothes. He even mended a pair of pajamas 73 times and wore them for 20 years. During the difficult economic period, he took the initiative to cut his salary, lower his living standards, and stopped eating fish, meat, and fruits.

3. A British proverb often said by Queen Elizabeth II is "Save pennies and pounds will come." She personally extinguishes the lights in the small halls and corridors of Buckingham Palace late every night. She insists on using the toothpaste used by the royal family. It has to be squeezed until there is nothing left.

4. Japan's Toyota Company, which is known as "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and where there is a Toyota car", starts from scratch in terms of cost management. If the labor protection gloves are torn, you need a pair of them. Change one piece at a time, use the reverse side of the office paper when using the front side, and put a brick in the toilet water tank to save water. Celebrity stories about diligence and thrift 2

There is such a folk story: Once upon a time, at the foot of Funiu Mountain in the Central Plains. There lived a farmer named Wu Cheng. He was diligent and thrifty all his life and lived a carefree and happy life. It is said that before his death, he handed a horizontal plaque with the words "diligence and thrift" written on it to his two sons and warned them: "If you want to avoid hunger all your life, you must follow these two words. " Later, when the two brothers separated, they saw the plaque in half. The eldest brother got the word "diligence" and the second brother got the word "frugality". The boss hangs the word "diligence" respectfully in his home. Every day he "works at sunrise and rests at sunrise", and has a bumper harvest every year. However, his wife lived an extravagant and wasteful life, and the children often threw away the white steamed buns after taking two bites. As time went by, there was no food left at home. Since the second child got half of the plaque, he also regarded the word "jian" as an "oracle" and placed it in the middle hall, but he forgot the word "qin". He neglected farming and refused to cultivate intensively, so he did not harvest much food every year. Even if a family is frugal and frugal, it will not last long. There was a severe drought this year, and the eldest and second eldest children's homes were already empty.

In desperation, they tore off the plaque and trampled the words "diligence" and "thrift" to the ground. At this time, a note suddenly flew into the house from the window. The brothers quickly picked it up and looked at it. It said: "Being diligent but not frugal is like holding a bottomless bowl, which will never be full!" "Being frugal but not diligent" , I have to live in poverty and starve!" The brothers suddenly realized that the two words "diligence" and "thrift" could not be separated before. They complement each other and are indispensable. After learning the lesson, they posted the four words "Be diligent and thrifty" on the door of their house to remind themselves and their wives and children. If they practice it, their lives will get better day by day. Celebrity Stories About Diligence and Thrift 3

According to legend, Ji Wenzi was born in a family that had served as prime minister for three generations. He was an aristocrat and famous diplomat of the Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, but he had been an official for more than 30 years. He lived a frugal life, taking frugality as the foundation of his life, and asked his family to live a frugal life. He only wanted to dress simply and neatly. He had few decent clothes except court clothes. Every time he went out, he rode in extremely simple carriages and horses.

Seeing that he was so frugal, a man named Zhong Sunta advised Ji Wenzi: "As a minister, you are highly virtuous and respected, but I heard that you don't allow your wives and concubines to wear silk clothes at home, and you don't feed your horses with food. You yourself don't If you don't pay attention to your appearance and clothing, wouldn't you look too shabby and make people from other countries laugh at you? This would also be detrimental to the dignity of our country. People will say what kind of life the Shang Qing of the State of Lu lived. Why not change this lifestyle? It will be beneficial to you and the country, so why not do it?" Ji Wenzi smiled lightly after hearing this and said seriously to the man: "I also hope to decorate my home luxuriously and elegantly, but Look at the people in our country. There are still many people who eat food that is too rough to swallow, wear shabby clothes, and some people are freezing and starving. Thinking of these, how can I bear to buy property for myself? If civilians The people are wearing coarse tea and poor clothes, while I dress up as a wife and concubine and raise grain and horses intensively. How can I have the conscience to be an official? Besides, I heard that the strength and glory of a country can only be expressed through the noble conduct of its subjects. , it is not judged by the fact that they have beautiful wives and good horses. In this case, how can I understand your recommendation? Guang's words made Zhongsun look ashamed, and at the same time, he looked ashamed. He respected Ji Wenzi even more in his heart.

After that, he also followed Ji Wenzi's example and paid great attention to the simplicity of life. His wives and concubines only wore clothes made of ordinary cloth, and the horses at home were only made of grain chaff and weeds. Come and feed. ;