1. Cultivation leads to knowledge and practice. The first is self-cultivation, followed by knowledge and practice. ——Zhu Xi

2. Emphasis on words, emphasis on deeds, emphasis on appearance, and emphasis on good deeds. If words are serious, there is law; if actions are serious, there is virtue; if appearance is serious, there is authority; if love is serious, there is joy. ——Yang Xiong

3. There are four principles in the way of a gentleman: it is stronger than doing justice, weaker than accepting admonition, fearful of receiving salary, and cautious in managing one's body. ——Confucius

4. If the purpose of improving appreciation cannot be achieved through cultivation, the word cultivation will be meaningless. ——Bowys

5. Those who have more than enough virtue but lack of it are humble; those who have more than enough wealth but lack of it are despicable. ——Lin Bu

6. As long as a person has the patience to cultivate his culture, he will never be so arrogant that he can be taught. ——Horace

7. The foundation of morality is nothing more than a right heart, which is followed by a right body. ——Fu Xuan

8. The more good habits you have, the easier your life will be and the stronger your ability to resist temptation will be. ——James

9. There are hundreds of millions of people in the world with different faces. What is the reason why they are like this? Each holds a common view and says to each other that both are right and wrong. But when you have cultivated yourself, don’t talk about others. ——Han Shan

10. Only by breaking the rules can a new world emerge. ——Cooper Farburg

11. There is nothing more important than being selfless in advocating morality, and nothing more important than having a stable life is politics. Therefore, a gentleman calms his body before he moves, calms his mind before he speaks, settles his acquaintances before he pursues them, and maintains his ambition before he acts. ——Wang Canji

12. In people, the only lasting things are absorbed from childhood... If a person does not develop cleanliness in life from the time he sleeps in the cradle This is the most dangerous habit. ——Comenius

13. Our greatest knowledge is introspection. ——Chinese proverb

14. In fact, education is an early habit. ——Lincoln

15. The best way to stop slander is to cultivate one’s self. ——Zhonglun

16. What people should decorate is the soul, not the body. ——Gorky

17. Self-cultivation is like a bow, thinking is like an arrow, and righteousness is like an arrow. If you lay a libation and make hair, you will definitely hit the mark. ——Yang Xiong

18. Introspection and meditation will only enrich our minds. ——Balzac

19. It is easy to cure external things, but it is difficult to cure yourself. ——Lin Shensi

20. Whether a human being’s life’s work is exquisite or rough, it is all formed by his every habit. ——Fu Lanlin

21. Civilization is to create cultivated people. ——Ruskin

22. The heart is like a mirror, which must be wiped diligently all the time. ——Tang Shenxiu

23. Piety is not an end, but a means. It is the highest means of cultivation through the purest tranquility of the soul.

——Goethe