选取时间就是俭约时间；不合理的行动是打击气氛的盲动。

To choose time is to save time; and an unseasonable motion is but beating the air.

秦国的文明程度虽不及楚国，但一直保持着朴实、俭约、苦干的民风。

Although Qin State's civilization was lower than Chu's in degree, the Qins kept plain, thrifty and diligent all the time.