The famous sayings and aphorisms about self-cultivation and virtue are as follows:

1. People have ancestors, just like water and trees have origins, which cannot be forgotten. The kindness of parents is as great as heaven and earth. ——Huang Tingjian Family's "Huang Family Rules"

2. What is valued by a father is kindness; what is valued by a son is filial piety; what is valued by a brother is friend; what is valued by a younger brother is a friend. Kyouya. ——Excerpted from "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions"

3. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. ——Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments"

4. Be sure to know your faults every day and correct them every day; if you don't know your faults every day, you will be content with yourself; if you have no faults to change, you will be one. There is no progress every day. ——Yuan Huang's "Four Lessons from Liaofan"

5. Reading can increase the Taoist mind and is the first thing to do in self-care. ——Zhang Ying's "Congxun Zhaiyu"

6. A porridge and a meal, when you think about the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, constant thoughts on the difficulty of material resources. ——Zhu Bolu's "Motto for Managing a Family"

7. Everyone is proud of extravagance, but in my heart, frugality is the beauty. ——Sima Guang's "Teaching Thrift and Promoting Health"

8. The rich family's failure all started because they didn't know how to use their money wisely. ——Wang Huizu's "Shuangjietang Yongxun: Managing the Family"

9. Living with good people is like entering a house of Zhilan, and you will become fragrant over time; living with evil people is like entering a house of abalone, and you will become fragrant over time; Self-stinking. A gentleman must be careful when traveling. ——Yan Zhitui's "Yan Family Instructions: Mu Xian No. 7"

10. Old friendships should not be forgotten in wealth and wealth, and old friendships should also be preserved in poverty and poverty. ——"Pilingzhuang Genealogy·Admonishment"

11. When the weather is cold and freezing, when poor relatives and friends come to the door, first make a large bowl of fried rice and give it to them, accompanied by a small plate of pickled ginger, the most delicious A tool to warm the elderly and the poor. ——Zheng Banqiao's family letter "The Fourth Letter to the Brother-in-law of Fanxian County"

12. Don't seek benefits for yourself, but those who benefit the world must seek them. ——"Qian's Family Instructions·National Chapter"

13. The heaven, earth, people and things are all my responsibility; the universe, ancient and modern, is integrated in the heart. ——Zuo Zongtang's family letter "Regarding Filial Piety, Filial Power, Filial Piety and Broadness"

14. A husband and a gentleman should cultivate their moral character through tranquility and cultivate virtue through frugality. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition; without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. ——Zhuge Liang's "Book of Commandments"

15. Riches and honors cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot bend.

——From "Mencius: Duke Tengwen" in the Spring and Autumn Period