1. 眼下胡花乱铺张，往后日月空荡荡。

1. Presently, the world is filled with extravagance and waste; in the future, the days and months will be empty and desolate.

2. #好词好句# 导语一粥一饭当思来之不易，半丝半缕恒念物力维艰。

2. #Good Words and Sentences# Introduction: Every bowl of congee and every mouthful of rice should remind us of the不容易 (not easy) of obtaining them, and every thread and fiber should constantly remind us of the 坚难 (hardship) of material resources.

3. 节俭是致富的秘诀。

3. Frugality is the secret to wealth.

4. 辛苦得来的果实，不要一口气把它吃完。?>

4. Don't consume the fruits of your hard work all at once.

5. 俭节则昌，淫佚则亡。

5. Frugality and thrift lead to prosperity, while extravagance and idleness lead to ruin.

6. 节约莫怠慢，积少成千万。

6. Do not be negligent in saving, for a little accumulated becomes a myriad.

7. 11如果不节约用水，地球上的最后一滴水，将是人类的眼泪！

7. 11 If we do not save water, the last drop of water on Earth will be a human tear!

8. 钱币是圆的，所以容易滚走。

8. Coins are round, which makes them easy to roll away.

9. 节俭本身就是一个大财源。

9. Frugality itself is a great source of wealth.

10. 以俭治身，则无忧；以俭治家，则无求。

10. To govern oneself with frugality brings peace of mind; to govern the household with frugality brings no desire.

11. 19夫君子之行，静以修身，俭以养德，非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。

11. The conduct of a virtuous man is characterized by tranquility for self-cultivation and frugality for moral nourishment. Without a sense of detachment, one cannot clarify one's aspirations; without tranquility, one cannot achieve the distant goal.

12. 静以修身，俭以养德。

12. Cultivate oneself through quietude, and nourish virtue through frugality.

13. 3谁在平日节衣缩食，在穷困时就容易度过难关；谁在富足时豪华奢侈，在穷困时就会死于饥寒。

13. 3 Whosoever disciplines himself in times of plenty will easily pass through times of scarcity; but he who indulges in luxury in times of wealth will perish in times of want.

14. 8一粥一饭，当思来处不易；半丝半缕，恒念物务维艰。

14. For every bowl of rice and every meal, we should reflect on how difficult it is to come by; for every thread and fiber, we should constantly remember how arduous material matters can be.

15. 节俭是天然的财富，奢侈是人为的贫困。

15. Frugality is the natural wealth, and luxury is the artificial poverty.

16. 侈而惰者贫，而力而俭者富。

16. The lavish and lazy are poor, while the industrious and thrifty are rich.

17. 惜水、爱水、节水，从我做起。

17. Cherish water, love water, and save water, let's start with me.

18. 勤能补拙，省能补贫。

18. Diligence can make up for one's deficiencies, and frugality can help overcome poverty.

19. 节俭是你生中食用不完的美筵。

19. Frugality is the sumptuous feast that you will never be able to consume in your lifetime.

20. 粥一饭当思来之不易，半丝半缕恒念物力维艰。

20. One bowl of congee and one meal should remind us of the hard-earned nature of our sustenance, and half a thread or a strand should always remind us of the difficulty in obtaining material goods.

21. 收入是毛的，节约是实的。

21. Income is gross, and savings are real.

22. 有勤又有俭，生活甜又甜。

22. With diligence and thrift, life is sweet and sweet.

23. 奢侈是民族衰弱的起点。

23. Luxury is the starting point of a nation's decline.

24. 只有勤来没有俭，好比有针没有线。

24. It's like having a needle but no thread – only diligence without thrift.

25. 19一饱之需，何必八珍九鼎？七尺之躯，安用千门万户？

25. To satisfy one's basic needs, why do we need all the delicacies in the world? With a body of just seven feet, what use is there for thousands of doors and windows?

26. 黄金本无种，出自勤俭家。

26. Gold has no seed, it comes from thrifty households.

27. 有钱时摆阔，没钱时挨饿。

27. When rich, live lavishly; when poor, go hungry.

28. 新三年，旧三年，缝缝补补又三年。

28. Three years new, three years old, patching and mending, another three years pass.

29. 精打细算，油盐不断。

29. Carefully calculate every expense, and never run out of oil and salt.

30. 勤奋是财富的右手，节俭是它的左手。

30. Diligence is the right hand of wealth, while thrift is its left hand.

31. 奢者富不足，俭者贫有余；奢者心常贫，俭者心常富。

31. The extravagant are never satisfied with their wealth, while the thrifty have more than enough; the extravagant are often in a state of poverty in their hearts, while the thrifty are often in a state of wealth in their hearts.

32. 一切节约，归根到底都是时间的节约。

32. All forms of economy, in the final analysis, are a saving of time.

33. 居家有二语，曰：惟怒则平情，惟俭则足用。

33. There are two sayings in the home: one is that only by containing one's anger can one maintain calmness, and the other is that only by practicing frugality can one be sufficiently provided for.

34. 11思前顾后，吃穿常有。精打细算，油盐不断。

34.11 Think ahead and you will always have food and clothing. Be careful with your expenses, and you will never run out of oil and salt.

35. 16清贫，洁白朴素的生活，正是我们革命者能够战胜许多困难的地方！

35. A simple and pure life of poverty is exactly where revolutionaries can overcome many difficulties!

36. 不择手段地追求高级物质生活的人，他的思想品德，必然是低级的。

36. A person who chases a high standard of material life by any means necessarily has a low-level moral character.

37. 披着破大氅的，往往是个好酒徒。

37. Those who drape themselves in tattered greatcoats are often good wine lovers.

38. 19奢则妄取苟取，志气卑辱；一从俭约，则于人无求，于己无愧，是可以养气也。

38. If one indulges in luxury and takes things arbitrarily, their ambition will be low and they will be held in dishonor; but once they adopt a frugal and modest lifestyle, they will have no demands on others and no regrets within themselves, which is the way to cultivate one's character.

39. 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。

39. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to return from extravagance to frugality.

40. 16人的才能不是天生的，是靠坚持不懈的努力，靠勤奋换来的。

40. The talents of 16 people are not innate; they are achieved through perseverance and diligence.

41. 珍惜水就是珍惜你的生命。

41. Valuing water is valuing your own life.

42. 奢侈和淫靡只是一种社会腐化的现像，决不是原因。

42. Luxury and extravagance are merely a phenomenon of social corruption, never the cause.

43. 10锄禾日当午，汗滴禾下土。谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

43. "Under the midday sun, the farmer toils with his hoe, sweat dripping onto the soil beneath the rice. Who knows that every grain in the plate is the result of hard work."

44. 侈则多欲。君子多欲则念慕富贵，枉道速祸。

44. Excess leads to excessive desires. A gentleman with excessive desires will yearn for wealth and status, and will be prone to taking wrong paths and rushing into misfortune.

45. 节俭是你一生中食之不完的美筵。

45. Frugality is a sumptuous feast that you can never exhaust in your lifetime.

46. 君子以俭德辟难，不可荣以禄。

46. A gentleman uses frugality and virtue to overcome difficulties, and should not be honored with wealth and official posts.