The famous sayings of traditional culture are as follows:

1. Everything has its beginning and end, and everything has its beginning and end. If you know the order of things, you will be able to take the shortcut. ——"University"

The main idea: Everything in the world has its beginning and end. If you clarify their order, you will be close to the law of the development of things.

2. In ancient times, those who wanted to show virtue to the world first governed their country. If you want to govern your country, you must first regulate your family; if you want to regulate your family, you must first cultivate your body; if you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your heart; if you want to rectify your heart, you must first be sincere in your intentions; if you want to be sincere in your intentions; The first step is to gain knowledge; to gain knowledge is to investigate things. ——"University"

The main idea: In ancient times, if you want to make everyone in the world carry forward the upright virtues, you must first govern your own country; if you want to govern your own country well, you must first manage yourself well. If you want to manage your family well, you must first cultivate your own body and mind; if you want to cultivate your own body and mind, you must first correct your own mind.

If you want to correct your mind, you must first prove your sincerity; if you want to prove your sincerity, you must first enrich your knowledge; enriching knowledge lies in in-depth study of the principles of things.

3. When a gentleman has himself, he seeks others; when he has no self, he seeks help from others. ——"The University"

The general idea: A gentleman should have advantages in himself before asking others; for shortcomings, he should have none in himself before criticizing others.

4. Those who are sincere should not deceive themselves. Like hating bad odors, like loving lust, this is called self-effacement. Therefore, a gentleman must be careful about his independence. ——"University"

The general idea; to make your thoughts sincere means not to deceive yourself. Just like you hate the smell of rancidity, just like you love beautiful women, everything comes from the heart. Therefore, a person with high moral character will definitely be cautious even when he is alone.

5. The destiny is called nature, the will is called Tao, and the practice of Tao is called teaching. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean"

The general idea: The moral qualities given to people by nature are called "nature", following the nature of things is called "Tao", and making people cultivate and follow the Tao is called "teaching".

6. Learn it extensively, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean"

The general idea: Learn knowledge extensively, ask in detail the reasons for the development of things, think carefully, clearly distinguish between right and wrong, and practice in a down-to-earth manner.

7. Being sincere and clear is called nature; being clear and sincere is called teaching. If you are sincere, you will be clear; if you are clear, you will be sincere. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean"

The general idea: Being sincere and understanding things is called nature; being sincere because of understanding things is the result of education. If you are sincere, you will understand the truth, and if you can understand the truth, you will be sincere.