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Several stories about honesty and frugality! ! Urgent! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Yan Shu, a famous writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, was recommended by local officials as a "prodigy" when he was 0/4 years old. He could have won the official position without taking part in the imperial examination, but he did not do so, but resolutely took the exam. As it happens, the topic of that exam was done by him and directed by several famous teachers. In this way, he stood out from more than 1000 candidates with no effort and was praised by the emperor. However, Yan Shu was not complacent. On the contrary, when he was interviewed by the emperor for the second time, he told the emperor the truth and asked to test him in class on another topic. After discussing with the ministers, the emperor proposed a difficult topic for Yan Shu to write in class. As a result, his article was praised by the emperor.

After Yan Shu became an official, she always went home to study behind closed doors after handling official business every day. Later, when the emperor learned of this situation, he was very happy and made him an official below the Crown Prince. When Yan Shu went to thank the emperor, the emperor praised him for studying hard behind closed doors. Yan Shu said, "It's not that I don't want to go to the banquet, but that my family is poor and has no money, so I won't attend. I am ashamed of the emperor's praise. " The emperor also praised him for his genuine material, simplicity and honesty, and he was a rare talent. A few years later, he was promoted to prime minister. Yan Shu is honest, his appearance is true, and he doesn't cheat, which is what we should learn. Earn only a penny

In ancient times, there was a young man named Zhao Er. Opened a pub in the market and named it "affordable restaurant".

At the beginning, things were sold very cheaply, big bowls, fragrant wine and cheap prices. Business is booming and guests are full every day. The wine was sold out before dark. Zhao er sees it in his eyes and enjoys it in his heart. I changed my mind and turned the big bowl into a small bowl, but it was still the price of the big bowl, and lied to the guests that precious Chinese herbal medicines were added to the wine.

The guests believed Zhao Er's words, and there were more guests than before. Zhao Er made a lot of money. Zhao Er tasted the sweetness and added more and more water to the wine. After a few days, there were fewer and fewer guests.

One day, an old man with a white beard came in and asked Zhao Er, "Why is your shop so deserted?" Get a pen and I'll tell you a secret recipe. Zhao Er brought a pen and paper, and the old man wrote two words: Honesty. Zhao Er changed the hotel to "only earn a penny". From then on, I managed honestly and made a penny by insisting on a bowl of wine. People can't be insatiable, or they will lose their trust in the people!

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Huangfuji was a famous minister in Sui Dynasty. His father died when he was three years old, and his mother was unable to support her family, so she took him back to her family. Grandpa loves Huangfu very much because he is smart and has no father.

My grandfather's name is Wei Xiaokuan, and the Wei family is a famous family in the local area. The family is very rich. Because there are many children going to school at home, my grandfather invited a teacher and set up his own school, which was called a private school at that time. Huang Fuji; My cousin and I go to my own school.

Grandpa is a very strict old man, especially for his grandchildren. When the private school was first set up, it was stipulated that anyone who did not finish his homework without reason would have to retype twenty boards according to the family law.

One day, after class in the morning, Huang Fuji and his cousins hid in an abandoned small room to play chess. As soon as I played, it was time for class in the afternoon before I knew it. Everyone forgot to do the homework left by the teacher in the morning.

The next day, grandpa knew about it. He called his grandchildren to his study and gave them a good scolding. Then, according to the rules, everyone retyped twenty boards.

Grandpa is the youngest to see Huangfuji, and he is also very clever at ordinary times. Plus he doesn't have a father, so he can't bear to hit him. So I took him aside and said kindly, "You are still young, so I won't punish you this time. However, we can't make such mistakes again in the future. If you don't do your homework and learn your skills well, how can you achieve great things in the future? "

Huangfuji gets along well with his cousins, and his younger brothers love him very much. I am very happy to see that Xiao Huangfu has not been punished. However, Xiao Huangfu is very sad. My brothers and I made the same mistake and delayed our homework, he thought. It's a pity that grandpa didn't punish me. But I can't indulge myself. According to the rules of private cushion, I will be beaten again.

So, Huang Fuji found his cousins and asked them to beat him on behalf of his grandfather. Hearing this, the cousins all snorted and laughed. Huangfuji said solemnly, "This is the rule in private schools. We all promised grandpa that if we broke the rules, we would be punished, otherwise we would not keep our promise. You have all been punished according to the rules, and I am no exception. "

Cousins were moved by Huang fuji's spirit of abiding by school rules and sincerely reforming. So he took out a ruler and hit the first twenty boards of Huangfu.

Later, Huangfuji became a big official in the imperial court, but this moral character of keeping his promise and being brave in admitting his mistakes made him enjoy a high reputation among civil and military officials.

Honesty stories about foreign countries

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1February, 809 12, abraham lincoln was born in a peasant family. When he was a child, his family was poor, so he didn't have a chance to go to school. He works with his father in the western wasteland every day. He himself said: "When I entered school in my life, it was less than a year." But Lincoln was studious and asked others for advice whenever he had the chance. No money to buy paper and pens. He always holds a book in his arms when herding cattle, chopping wood and digging the ground. During the break, he ate hard and cold bread and read with relish. In the evening, he often reads under a small oil pan until late at night.

When he grew up, Lincoln left his hometown and went out to make a living alone. He has done everything, worked as a short-term worker, worked as a sailor, a shop assistant, a village postman, a land surveyor, and also did heavy work of logging and chopping wood. No matter what he does, he is very serious and responsible, honest and trustworthy.

As a teenager, he worked as a clerk in the village grocery store. On one occasion, a customer overpaid a few cents, and it took him more than ten miles to return it. On another occasion, he found that he had given the customer two or two teas less, so he ran several miles to deliver the tea to that family. He is honest, diligent and modest, and is loved by people around him wherever he goes.

1834, at the age of 25, Lincoln was elected as a senator from Illinois and began his political career. 1836 became a lawyer through the examination.

When he became a lawyer, he was proficient in law, eloquent and famous in the local area. Many people came to him for help in the lawsuit. But he defended the client on one condition, that is, the client must be a fair party. Many poor people have no money to pay for their labor, but just tell Lincoln: "I am just, please help me to do justice." Lincoln will defend him for free.

Once, a rich man asked Lincoln to defend him. After listening to the client's statement, Lincoln found that the man was framing a good man, so he said, "I'm sorry, I can't defend you because your behavior is unfair."

The man said, "Mr. Lincoln, I just want you to help me fight this unfair lawsuit." As long as I win the case, you can ask for any reward. "

Lincoln said seriously: "As long as you use a little skill in court defense, your case is easy to win, but the case itself is unfair." If I take your case, when I stand in front of the judge and speak, I will say to myself,' Lincoln, you are lying.' Lies can only be said out loud when you lose your conscience. I can't lose my conscience and I can't lie. So ask someone else. I can't help you "

The man listened and left Lincoln's office silently without saying a word.

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Lincoln was a sailor in his early years. One day in June, he and several sailors came to the slave auction market in the southern American city of New Orleans. They saw rows of slaves standing there in shackles and handcuffs, all of them tied together by thick ropes. Slave owners look at their slaves like mules and horses. Sometimes they will go up and touch their arms and pat their thighs to see if they are strong enough to work in the future. Slave owners whipped slaves and branded them with red-hot iron bars. At this time, young Lincoln said angrily, "What a shame! When I have a chance, I must completely crush this slavery. "

1860, at the age of 5/kloc-0, Lincoln won the US presidential election and became the President of the United States. He really abolished slavery and realized this great ambition. At the same time, he is respected by the American people.

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Franklin was an American, a famous scientist and social activist in the18th century. He participated in the drafting of the American Declaration of Independence and made great contributions to American independence and freedom.

He comes from a family of craftsmen who have been working while the iron is hot for generations. Because there are many children at home, it is difficult for his parents to make a living by working while the iron is hot. Twelve-year-old Franklin saw his parents worried about their livelihood all day and wanted to do something for his family. At this time, my father made candles besides striking iron.

Later, his brother ran a newspaper in the city. Franklin went to his brother as an apprentice and studied typesetting in a printing factory. His brother was mean to him, often scolding him for trivial matters, and sometimes beating him up, which made Franklin unbearable and soon left there to look for a job in another printing factory. But his brother was very bad. He told all the owners of printing houses in the city not to hire Franklin.

Franklin had to find a job in other cities. He lived in Philadelphia, and a man named Kemou asked Franklin to help him manage his printing factory and promised him a high salary. Franklin couldn't find another job for the time being, so he agreed. At that time, Franklin was already a skilled worker, and other workers hired by Kaimou were people who didn't know much about printing, typesetting and binding. Kaimou pays these people a low salary. Smart Franklin saw this situation and guessed that Kaimou wanted him to turn these cheap hired workers into skilled workers and then drive himself away. Kaimou has a bad reputation in the local area, and everyone knows that he is a sly guy.

Although Franklin had guessed Kaimou's thoughts, he thought that since he promised to accept the job, he should try his best to do it well and be serious and responsible for the work, and he should not affect his serious attitude towards the work because of his bad boss. So, he teaches these workers some skills every day, and even teaches them the method of making fonts he invented.

Ke was very polite to Franklin at first. A few months later, he found that his cheap hired workers had basically mastered typesetting and printing technology, so he began to pick on Franklin for no reason and deducted his salary for no reason. On one occasion, Ke pointed to Franklin's nose and called him a stupid pig. Franklin was very angry and said, "There are only bosses like stupid pigs, and there are no workers like stupid pigs. People like you don't deserve to be a boss at all. "

Kemou wanted to drive Franklin away, so he sarcastically said, "God didn't leave you a genius to work here. You can slip away like a squid. "

Franklin didn't want to do it long ago, so he said in front of the workers, "Kaimou, don't beat around the bush." You invited me here to train workers for you. " Now that they are all skilled workers, you can kick me out. I have guessed your mind. But don't worry, Franklin has always been honest, and I won't spread the wrong technology to them because of your meanness. After you fire them, they can easily find jobs on their own. "

With that, Franklin packed his bags and left the shop.

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Judge Crane of new york was born in a poor worker's family. In order to make a living, he worked in a private enterprise since he was a child. The employer treated him like a dog and made him do heavy work. He only pays him two dollars a week. In fact, his job is worth at least ten dollars a week.

One day, he didn't eat all day, but he worked for the company with $2,500 in cash. He thought of stealing at that time, but he thought: My mother always thinks that I am absolutely honest, and I can't make my mother sad for this despicable employer.

Later, he recalled this incident and said, "Like many young people, I once stood on the edge of a cliff."

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Walter Scott, a famous British novelist, is an honest and trustworthy person. Although he is poor, people respect him very much.

Scott is honest. One of his friends saw that his life was very difficult and helped him set up a publishing and printing company. But he was not good at business and soon went bankrupt. This left the poor writer with a debt burden of 60 thousand dollars.

Scott's friends discussed raising enough money to help him pay his debts. Scott refused. He said, "No, I can pay off my debts with my own hands. I can lose anything, but the only thing I can't lose is credit. "

In order to pay his debts, he worked as hard as an old ox pulling a scooter. His friends all admire his courage and say that he is a real man, an upright and noble man.

At that time, many newspapers reported the news of his closure, and some articles were full of sympathy and regret. He threw all these articles into the stove and said to himself, "Walter Scott doesn't need pity and sympathy. He has precious credit and the courage to overcome life. "

After that, he worked harder and learned a lot of jobs that he couldn't do before. I often go to several units a day and change jobs, which makes people tired, dark and thin.

Once, after reading a novel written by Scott, one of his creditors approached him and said, "Mr. Scott, I know you are trustworthy, but you are a very talented writer." You should spend more time writing, so I decided to forgive your debt. Don't pay back the money you owe me. "

Scott said, "Thank you very much, but I can't accept your help. I can't be a person without credit. "

After this incident, he wrote in his diary: "I have never slept like this." My creditor told me that he thought I was an honest and reliable person. He said he could forgive my debt, but I can't accept it. Although the road ahead is hard and dark, it makes me feel glorious. I may die hard to save my reputation, but I died honorably. "

Scott fell ill for a time because of hard work. In his illness, he often said to himself, "I owe others debts, and I haven't paid them off yet." I have to get better. When I earn money and pay off my debts, I will die gloriously and peacefully. "

This belief enabled Scott to recover from his illness quickly. Two years later, he paid off his debts by his own labor.