Confucius believes that perfect cultivation can achieve the ideal state of happiness if you are poor and courtesy if you are rich. He pursues "self-denial, self-denial and self-respect", which is the only important thing.

It can also be understood as benevolence, and benevolence and propriety are not contradictory. In this sense, many people think that Confucius' core values and ideal pursuit are "benevolent people love" and "harmony without difference".