Ancient poems about civilized etiquette

Quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality. -Zhuge Liang

A gentleman worries about Tao but not poverty. -Kong Qiu

Poverty has no flattery, wealth has no arrogance. -Zigong

Strengthen the foundation, practice economy, and the sky cannot be poor. -Xun Kuang

The extravagant and lazy are poor, and the thrifty are rich. -Han Fei

Gentleman's journey is quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugality to cultivate one's morality, indifference to ambition and quietness to inaction. -Zhuge Liang

Luxury is frugal, but fierceness is in sight. -Bai Juyi

Don't think about being prepared for danger in times of peace, and refrain from extravagance and thrift; Think long to cut the roots, long to block the sources. Wei Zhi

Looking at the countries and families of sages in the past, they became thrifty and extravagant. -Li Shangyin

The overlord takes the two rivers alone, and the descendants drop hundreds of cities. What about happiness and security after the success of luxury? -Wang Anshi

If you are extravagant, you will have more desires. If a gentleman desires more, he will yearn for wealth, and will soon waste his own way and get into trouble. -Sima Guang

Who warmly welcomes guests, as close as brothers; Evil spirits welcome people and harm soldiers. -Guan Zhong

There are brave people in the world who are not surprised, embellished or angry when they suddenly come. -Su Shi

If you don't learn manners, you can't stand it -Confucius

The reason why mortals are more expensive than animals is out of courtesy.

Do not act on small evils, and do not act on small good.