A summary of the famous sayings about self-cultivation and nourishing one’s character are as follows:

1. If you don’t ask for anything rashly, your mind will be at peace; if you don’t do anything rashly, your body will be at peace.

2. Slandering others is like spitting blood, which pollutes your own mouth first.

3. 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.

4. How much you can practice "forbearance" will determine how successful your future career will be.

5. What you currently own will become the property of others when you die. So why not give to those who really need it now?

6. Don’t be jealous of others’ growth. If you are jealous of others’ growth, you will end up short. Don’t protect your own shortcomings. If you protect your shortcomings, you will end up not growing up.

7. A wise man plans with the times, while a fool plans against the times.

8. A big belly can accommodate you and eliminate many troubles and obstacles; a smile can bring you boundless joy.

9. The reason why people suffer is that they pursue the wrong things.

10. A person’s mind will be narrow if he has many desires, and wide if he has few desires.

11. Don’t do any evil and do all the good. Don’t neglect doing good because it’s small, and don’t do evil because it’s small.

12. A person’s happiness is not because he has more, but because he cares less.

13. Those who do not respect themselves will be humiliated. Those who do not take care of themselves will bring disaster. Those who are not complacent will benefit. He who is not self-sufficient is knowledgeable.

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

15. If you don’t do anything frowning in your life, there should be no gnashing of teeth in the world.

16. There are examples at home and abroad of using scientific exercise to prolong life, but relying on superstitious fitness to achieve immortality has no evidence in ancient and modern times.

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

18. You cannot use all your power, all your blessings, all your advantages, and all your wisdom.

19. Stimulation of the five senses is not the real enjoyment; inner peace is the place to start.

20. If you maintain an equal mind and do things conveniently, there will be no problems in the world. If you have a compassionate heart and do compassionate deeds, you will have peace of mind.

21. There is no need to ask for merit when doing things, as long as there are no faults, it is merit. There is no need to be virtuous in order to be a human being. It is virtue not to have any resentment.

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

23. When you are old and strong, you would rather know your heart to surrender, and when you are poor, you will become stronger and stronger and will not fall into the clouds.

24. It is better to retreat first when you are deep in thoughts, and then you can rest when you are very proud.

25. A safe body is not as good as a safe mind, and a wide house is not as good as a wide heart.