The ancients’ famous sayings that valued moral character are as follows:
1. Talented people are endowed with virtue; virtuous people are endowed with talent. ——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian".
2. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned. --Confucius.
3. The journey of a husband and gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to cultivate one’s virtue through thrift. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not be far-reaching. ——Zhuge Liang.
4. People often say: "Convince others with virtue." ——Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Nostalgia for the Ancient Farm Houses at the Beginning of the Year of Guimao".
5. The supreme leader has established virtues, followed by meritorious services, and the third has established words. Even if they are not abolished for a long time, this is called immortality. ——"Zuo Zhuan".
6. Don’t be tempted by praise and don’t be afraid of slander. ——Xunzi.
7. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Uncle Qin".
8. A gentleman is ashamed of his words rather than his actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xianwen".
9. Although I can’t get there, my heart yearns for it. ——The Book of Songs.
10. Anyone who is afraid of heaven, earth, people, and ghosts must have ghosts in his heart and must have bad conduct. ——"Huainanzi? Human Training".
11. Even after countless hardships, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. ——Zheng Banqiao.
12. A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. ——"Chu Ci".
13. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger. ——"The Analects of Confucius? For Politics".
14. Those who know are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Yong Ye".
15. When three people are walking together, I must be my teacher. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Shuer".
16. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong".
17. I will examine myself three times today: Are I being unfaithful to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius? Xue Er".
18. People with different paths should not conspire with each other. ——"The Analects of Confucius? Zilu".
19. Who has never died since ancient times? Keep your loyalty to reflect history. ——Wen Tianxiang's "Crossing the Lingding Ocean".
20. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ——Liu Yi's "Chen Qing Biao".
21. The old teacher has taught us to worry about the road but not the poverty. ——Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Nostalgia for the Ancient Farm Houses at the Beginning of the Year of Guimao".
22. People with the same virtues are of the same mind, and people with the same heart are comrades. ——"Guoyu? Jinyu".
23. It is unkind to give disaster to others; it is unjust to treat others without mercy. ——Chapter 30 of Feng Menglong's "Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" of the Ming Dynasty.
24. The most important thing is to establish virtue, the second is to perform meritorious service, and the second is to establish words. ——"Zuo Zhuan? The twenty-fourth year of Duke Xiang".
25. To govern with virtue is like Beichen, who lives in his place and is surrounded by stars. ——"The Analects of Confucius? For Politics".