This sentence comes from the Book of Changes. The original text is: Heaven is healthy, and the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement; The capacity of the earth is limited, so a gentleman must constantly cultivate his own virtue to undertake the world. It means that we should be like a good horse, living endlessly and struggling hard; Only with high moral character can we be inclusive.

Carrying things by virtue is a kind of tolerant thought, and it has a tolerant attitude towards different opinions, which has played a great role in the development of thought and academics. Self-improvement is the experience of life, and one's life is hard work and progress.

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Self-improvement and respect for morality have highly summarized the basic spirit of China culture. Self-improvement means to keep working hard and never stop. This sentence shows the spirit of struggle of the Chinese nation. In political life, never bow to foreign aggression or compromise with bad forces; In personal life, we emphasize the independence of personality, and our ambition is irresistible. '

Being virtuous and carrying things means being broad-minded and inclusive. In China, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are all inclusive, which is unique to China. There are religious wars in western history, but not in China, which is undoubtedly a major feature of China culture. Self-improvement' is the spirit of struggle, and' respecting morality and carrying things' is the spirit of compatibility. This is the basic spirit of China culture.