A thrifty sentence

Looking at the countries and families of former sages, they became thrifty and extravagant. -Li Shangyin's "Ode to the Epic, Part II" in the Tang Dynasty

Throughout history, every wise country's success comes from thrift, and its decline comes from luxury.

Quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality. -The Book of Commandments by Zhuge Liang in the Han Dynasty

Improve your self-cultivation from tranquility and cultivate your moral character from thrift.

Strong is frugal, poor is not poor. -Xun Kuang's Theory of Heaven

Strong farming is fundamental, saving money, and God can't make him poor.

A gentleman can overcome difficulties with thrift and virtue, but he can't be proud of wealth. -"One Pass No"

A gentleman must adhere to the virtue of diligence and thrift in order to avoid danger and disaster, instead of seeking high office and high salary and pursuing prosperity.

Thrift, virtue is also * * *: luxury, evil is also great. -Sima Guang in the Song Dynasty, "Twenty-four Years of Zuo Zhuan and Zhuang Gong"

Thrift is the greatest virtue; Luxury is the greatest evil.

Economy is used inside, and virtue is used outside. -Zuo Qiuming's "Nineteen Years of Zuo Zhao Zhuan Gong"

Be thrifty to yourself and establish noble character to outsiders.

A gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality, indifferent to one's ambition, and quiet to a great distance. -The Book of Commandments by Zhuge Liang in the Han Dynasty

The character of a gentleman is to improve self-cultivation from tranquility and cultivate morality from thrift. You can't be clear about your ambitions without being quiet, and you can't achieve your lofty goals without excluding external interference.

Luxury is frugal, but fierceness is in sight. -Bai Juyi's "The Grass is Boundless-Punishment is Buried" in the Tang Dynasty

Simple people and extravagant people have their own gains.

Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard? -"Two Poems for Farmers" by Li Shen in Tang Dynasty

Who would have thought that the rice in our bowl was full of the blood and sweat of farmers?

It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal. -"Zhu Xi's Family Instructions, Full Text"

For a porridge and a meal, it is hard to think of it.