Be prudent and frugal
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ǐ nx í ngji ǎ NY ò ng, which means to be cautious and save money. From Ren Fengzi by Ma Zhiyuan in Yuan Dynasty.
[source] the third fold of Ren Fengzi written by Ma Zhiyuan in Yuan Dynasty: "if you don't live frugally, if you don't get rich in ten years, it's the destiny of heaven."
Be prudent and frugal
It's a thousand miles to lose - shī zhī qiān lǐ,chà ruò háo lí
never to yield an inch of ground - cùn tǔ bù ràng
fabricate the details of a story - jiā zhī tiān yè
words cannot express all one intends to say - shū bù jìn yì
a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity - hǔ luò píng chuān