A Study Of The Thought Of "Thrifty" In Pre - Qin Confucianism

"Thrifty", as a category of morality, has long history. From the literal sense, "thrifty" has many meanings. Pictophmetic. From the people, from all levels, also sound. "All" means "two" and "two sides". "People" and "all" united "words and in people who practice". The original meaning of life: self- restraint, never indulge people. Meaning: save, save. Note: when people face saving property, carrying all but extravagance and waste, which is called "thrifty". The so-called "thrifty", must be after the previous can save people. Description of people living consumption saving, simplicity and not wasteful, from some kind of meaning can also be regarded as a kind of outlook of life and concept of consumption.The thrift implement the moral and ethical principles of Confucian ideas. Confucius thought that thrift is ceremony, advocated in governing the country to do "prudence", showing he advocated thrift habits. Mencius claims that "the heart is not good at will", on the day, the desire to be widowed. Mencius believed that in the continuous development of productivity at the same time, to do to save consumption, according to the etiquette and save money, just be unlikely to suffer from poverty. Xunzi believes that extravagance will lead to perish, only thrift is an important way to national prosperity. He believes that thrift in consumption is the most fundamental principle, in terms of social production also want to achieve as much as possible. The thrift thought of pre Qin Confucian has positive significance to the development of modern society, which promotes the development of economy, and also promotes the continuous development of social morality, politics and ethics. In the process of economic development, be sure to rational utilization, saving the use of non renewable resources, economy get sustainable development; thrift is not only helpless choice in the period of economic shortage, it is economic development to a certain extent, human society moral self-control. Thrift is the duty of every citizen. The whole society anti-corruption unshakable determination against corruption and luxurious resolve unwavering, broader, deeper study of thrift is our unshirkable responsibility!...