Famous aphorisms on how to be a good young man include:

1. To do everything you know to benefit the public is to be loyal. ——"Zuo Zhuan·The Ninth Year of Duke Xi"

2. The journey of a husband and a gentleman is to cultivate one's character through tranquility, and to cultivate virtue through frugality. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not tranquil, it will not reach far. ——Zhuge Liang

3. When it comes to etiquette, harmony is the most valuable thing. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"

4. If the body is not cultivated, the virtue will not be established. If the virtue is not established, there will be very few people who can turn it into the family, and the worse in the world. ——Wu Zetian

5. Diligence leads to excellence in work, and leisure comes from wastefulness. ——Han Yu's "Explanation of Jinxue"

6. Talents are born by using them, and thoughts are drawn and inexhaustible. ——Wang Fuzhi's "Book of Changes"

7. Don't worry about poverty and lowliness, and don't be obsessed with wealth. ——Tao Yuanming

8. I must not forget the virtues of others; I must not forget the virtues of others. ——"Warring States Policy·Wei Ce"

9. Human beings are given a kind of work, which is spiritual growth. ——Leo Tolstoy

10. Life should be like a candle, burning from top to bottom, always bright. ——Xiao Chunu

11. A single tree cannot make a tree, and a single tree cannot make a forest. ——Yuefu Folk Songs of the Northern Dynasties

12. A light promise will lead to a low faith. ——"Laozi"

13. I am worried if I don't cultivate virtue, I don't learn it, I can't move after hearing it, I can't change my bad deeds. ——Confucius

14. Those who love others will always be loved by others; those who respect others will always be respected by others. ——"Mencius"

15. A gentleman's guarding, cultivating his body, and bringing peace to the world.

——Mencius