Cultivation of one's moral character, orderly family, governance of the country, and peace of the world" come from the saying in "The Book of Rites and Great Learning" that "the object is well-organized and then known, and the conscious mind is followed by sincerity, the mind is sincere and then the heart is upright, and the mind is upright and then the body is Cultivation, self-cultivation and then the family is in order, family is in order and then the country is governed, and the country is governed and then the world is peaceful."

"Cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world" in feudal society

"Cultivation of one's self This historical famous saying: "Organize the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world" was not originally written for ordinary people, because ordinary people at that time could not read at all, and there was no civil service system for promotion to social management. It It is written to officials (nobles) and even monarchs, to inspire life and achieve the pursuit of life. Self-cultivation is to have enough talents and virtues, to manage the family is to manage one's own manor, and to govern the country is to assist the monarch (or... The monarch himself) governs the country well and achieves peace in the world (the concept of the world at that time was the so-called "China" north of the Yangtze River Basin). Things have changed, and the feudal society of the sunset has long been reduced to the smoke of history. , but this famous saying has inspired and guided many heroes to achieve heroic feats in Chinese history. "Cultivate oneself, manage one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world." "Know well and then your mind will be sincere, your mind will be sincere and your heart will be right, your mind will be right and your body will be cultivated, your body will be cultivated and your family will be in order, your family will be in order, and then the country will be governed, and if the country is governed, then the world will be peaceful." The background of this old saying is a typical Chinese feudal society. At that time, Not to mention today's society, it is completely different from the society that existed for more than 2,000 years since Qin Shihuang unified China. The Zhou Dynasty had 800 feudal lords, each of which was a country; each country had a relatively independent administration. , financial, judicial and military powers, but it is definitely not a sovereign state in the modern sense. The vassal states are divided into several noble families. Each noble family is a family, equivalent to a manor; such a family is similar to the home of ordinary people in modern society. It was a world of difference. Families in today's society could only be called households at that time, and ordinary citizens in today's society could only be called slaves or slave farmers at that time.