Cultivation is as important to the mind as food is to the body. ——Cicero

If the body is not cultivated, the virtue will not be established. If the virtue is not established, there will be very few people who can turn it into the family, and the worse in the world. ——Wu Zetian

Learn to work hard and forget about hard work, and learn to be lazy. ——Li Xing

A person must use all his strength to improve himself and not waste his strength on anything else. ——Tolstoy

Whoever plants a tree must cultivate its roots, and whoever plants virtue must cultivate his heart. ——Wang Shouren of the Ming Dynasty

Human thoughts are malleable; if a person looks at a good painting every day, reads a page of a certain masterpiece, and listens to a wonderful piece of music, he will become a talented person. A cultured person - a new person. ——Ruskin

The essence of self-cultivation is like human character, which ultimately comes down to the issue of moral sentiment. ——Emerson

A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to cultivate one's virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang

The monster of habit, although it is a devil, will swallow up all shame, and it will also become an angel, cultivating the virtues and good deeds accumulated over time into a natural and comfortable daily routine. ——Shakespeare

Adults are not flashy, but gentlemen are pragmatic. ——Han·Wangfu

To judge beauty, one must have a cultivated mind. ——Kant

To store and nourish, it should be pure and warm near spring; for inspection, it should be cautious and quiet near autumn. ——"Proverbs Lian Bi"

The cultivation of character is not for others, but to enhance one's own ability to live. ——Daisaku Ikeda

As long as a person has the patience to cultivate his culture, he will never be so arrogant that he cannot be taught. ——Horace

Cultivate your life and have nothing to do except Issei. ——Ming Zhu Zhiyu