Self-cultivation refers to the cultivation of body and mind. The specific behavior of self-cultivation in daily life is to choose the good and follow it, be knowledgeable in literature, and treat it with courtesy. Self-cultivation is not something that can be achieved overnight. It does not mean that you can become or even surpass a saint by reading some books by sages. Below are some inspirational quotes about self-cultivation that I have collected for you. Hope this helps everyone.

A collection of inspirational sayings and aphorisms for self-cultivation

1. Those who have real talent will not be shy about their talents; those who are practical scholars will not praise their learning.

2. Honest and clean, upright; diligent and thrifty, with a breeze on both sleeves.

3. When walking on the edge of a cliff, you must rein in your reins; when you reach an official position, you must tie your heart.

4. Honesty does not speak of poverty, diligence does not speak of hardship.

5. Put integrity first when serving as an official, and put diligence first when engaging in politics.

6. Calm as water, upright as a rope.

7. You can accumulate virtue in your words, and you can cultivate your moral character in your relationship with your wife.

8. Studying is the way to cultivate one's moral character, and keeping one's integrity is the virtue of being an official.

9. A generous person will not make others rely on him; a shrewd person will not make others feel helpless.

10. Plant more lotus ponds to purify yourself, and fight corruption diligently to purify your government.

11. Those who have no intention are public, and those who have no self are wise.

12. A thousand-foot embankment will collapse with the holes of ants; a hundred-foot room will be burned with smoke from the gaps.

13. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.

14. If you are careless and impetuous, you will achieve nothing. The mind is calm and peaceful, and thousands of auspicious things gather together.

15. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes.

16. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost.

17. Everyone can be Yao and Shun.

18. Worrying about the country and forgetting about home, sacrificing one’s life to help those in need is the ambition of a loyal minister.

19. A villain manages his own behavior, and a gentleman cultivates his body and mind.

20. Not fighting when you are insulted is an insult.

Quotes and aphorisms about self-cultivation and character

1. Health is not everything, but promoting health is not everything. Self-care is the direction of tomorrow’s health. ?Wu Jieping

2. Don’t dislike the pale autumn appearance of the old garden, and look at the late fragrance of yellow flowers. ?Han Qi

3. Don’t rely on the old, don’t talk about the old, refuse to obey the old, and don’t be afraid of the old. When you are old, you will be strong, energetic, upright, ambitious, and backbone. ?Zhang Wenhua

4. Lies are like a blooming flower, beautiful in appearance but short in life.

5. Be grateful to the person who hurt you, because he or she has tempered your will. Be grateful to the person who deceived you, because he has enhanced your knowledge. Be grateful to the person who whipped you, because he has eliminated your karma. Be grateful to the person who abandoned you, because he taught you to be self-reliant. Be grateful to those who trip you up, because they strengthen your abilities. Be grateful to the person who reprimanded you, because he has contributed to your wisdom. Be grateful to all the people who have made you determined to achieve what you have achieved.

6. Seeing what is wrong with oneself is the door to all good. Seeing others as they are not is the root of all evil.

7. It is better to change yourself than to change others.

8. 1. A person’s mind will be narrow if he has many desires, and broad if he has few desires.

9. 7. Choose good people to make friends with, choose good books to read, choose good words to listen to, and choose good deeds to follow.

10. 3. It is advisable to retreat first when you are deep in thoughts, and then you can rest when you are very proud.

11. The Sick Man of East Asia was deeply humiliated. At that time, the government was corrupt and the common people were poor; hundreds of millions of people were liberated, and national fitness was a great success; the tide of reform was booming, and the world's sports world repeatedly won gold; Su Lao ushered in the sunset, China's great cause has its strong men. ?Chen Zaifu

12. There are old and young in the world, and there are also young and old. Only old age is valuable if you do not fall behind the times. ?Xu Teli

13. 2. It is better to be poor and happy than to be rich and worry.

14. If people are good, although blessings have not yet arrived, disasters have been far away; if people have been evil, although disasters have not yet come, blessings have been far away.

15. One pole, two poles, three poles, each pole will increase your life; eighty years old, ninety years old, one hundred years old, you will be safe every year. Horizontal batch: no cap. ?Liang Buting

16. There is nothing you can hide from others in your life, this is a great pleasure.

17. Whether you have a good heart or a good life, you will be rich until you grow old. If your destiny is good and your intentions are bad, good fortune will turn into misfortune. Good intentions and bad fortune can turn misfortunes into blessings. If the fate of the heart is not good, it will lead to disaster and poverty. Your heart can save your life, but the most important thing is to preserve humanity. Destiny is actually created in the heart, misfortunes and blessings are caused by people. If you believe in fate and do not cultivate your heart, you may be afraid of yin and yang being deficient and corrected. Cultivate your mind and obey your orders, heaven and earth protect each other.

18. The period of profit and loss is not limited to heaven, but the blessing of maintaining good health can last forever. ?Cao Cao

19. The roots grow stronger with age, and the bright leaves become darker. ?Wang Anshi

20. Doing things does not have to be the same as the customs, nor should it be different from the customs. You don’t have to do things to please people, and you don’t have to do things to make people hate you.

Quotations from ancient poems about self-cultivation

1. A correct mind is the foundation, and self-cultivation is the foundation.

Sima Guang, politician, writer, and historian of the Northern Song Dynasty

2. Self-cultivation does not mean fate, and planning does not choose the right time. Yuan Zhen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty

3. Cultivate your life and have nothing to do other than sincerity. Zhu Zhiyu, an educator in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, "Two Poems of Chengcheng"

4. Cultivate yourself before making friends, be good at your plans before taking action. Yang Zi, a philosopher during the Warring States Period

5. If the mind is upright then one can cultivate one’s character, and after cultivating one’s character one can cultivate one’s family. Zeng Shen, a Confucian master in the late Spring and Autumn Period Zeng Shen

6. Too much happiness will benefit the Yang, while too much sadness will damage the Yin. Ban Gu, Historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty

7. Greed will lead to many losses, anger will lead to many difficulties, and urgency will lead to many setbacks. Feng Menglong, a writer and dramatist of the Ming Dynasty, "Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"

8. Benevolence leads to power, benefit leads to trust, self-cultivation leads to the acceptance of the world. Historian, thinker, and writer of the Western Han Dynasty Sima Qian "Historical Records"

9. He who plants a tree must cultivate its roots, and whoever plants virtue must cultivate his heart. Wang Shouren, a writer of the Ming Dynasty, "Zhuan Xi Lu"

10. Someone asked me how to cultivate my body, and I only plant my heart to nourish my body. Lu Yan, also known as Lu Dongbin, was a famous Taoist priest in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. Lu Yan

11. He cultivated his moral integrity and obeyed the three provinces of Zengzi, and he was in politics with the six integrity of Zhou officials. Yu Qian, a minister of the Ming Dynasty

12. A gentleman's self-cultivation is to correct his heart internally and his appearance externally. Northern Song Dynasty writer and historian Ouyang Xiu "Zuo Shi Bian"

13. Sincerity is the foundation of self-cultivation, and understanding and kindness is the foundation of sincerity. Zhu Xi, philosopher, educator, and poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Annotations on the Four Books? Annotations on Mencius"

14. If you want to cultivate your body, you must first correct your mind; if you want to correct your mind, you must first be sincere in your intentions. Han Yu, a litterateur of the Tang Dynasty, "Yuan Dao"

15. If you treat your qi and maintain your health, you will be like Peng Zu; if you cultivate yourself and make a name for yourself, you will be worthy of Yao and Shun. Xun Kuang, a thinker at the end of the Warring States Period Xunzi

16. When dealing with the world, you must have the edge of mind (forbearance), and in self-cultivation, remember to be cautious (patience). Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Cheng'en

17. Those who do not cultivate themselves but seek to be famous in the world will have a very ugly appearance and blame the shadow in the mirror. Yan Zhitui, an educator and writer in the Northern and Southern Dynasties

18. If you want to understand the seven feet, you must first understand the square inches; if you want to understand the Liuhe, you must first understand the tone. Ming Dynasty writer and thinker Lu Kun's "Moaning Language"

19. Life cannot bloom brilliant flowers from lies. ?Heine

　20. Everyone knows that it is much more difficult to turn language into action than to turn action into language.

?Golgi