Famous aphorisms about self-cultivation

1. Those who have real talents will not be shy about their talents; those who are practical scholars will not praise their learning.

2. Incorruptible and clean, with integrity; diligent and thrifty, with a breeze on both sleeves.

3. When walking on the edge of a cliff, you must rein in your reins; when you reach an official position, you must tie your heart.

4. Honesty does not speak of poverty, diligence does not speak of hardship.

5. Put integrity first when serving as an official, and put diligence first when engaging in politics.

6. Calm as water, upright as a rope.

7. You can accumulate virtue in your words, and you can cultivate your moral character in your wife's relationship.

8. Studying is the way to cultivate one's moral character, and keeping one's integrity is the virtue of being an official.

9. A generous person will not make others rely on him; a shrewd person will not make others feel helpless.

10. Plant more lotus ponds to purify yourself, and fight corruption diligently to purify your government.

11. Those who have no intention are public, and those who have no self are wise.

12. An embankment of a thousand feet will be destroyed by the holes of ants; a room of a hundred feet will be burned by the smoke of the gaps.

13. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.

14. If you are careless and impetuous, you will achieve nothing. The mind is calm and peaceful, and thousands of auspicious things gather together.

15. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes.

16. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost.

17. Everyone can be Yao and Shun.

18. Worrying about the country and forgetting about home, sacrificing one’s life to help those in need is the ambition of a loyal minister.

19. A villain manages his own behavior, and a gentleman cultivates his body and mind.

20. Not fighting when you are insulted is an insult.

21. A wise man plans with the times, but a fool plans against the times.

22. Diligent government starts with every word and deed, and integrity starts with every minute and minute rejection.

23. Don’t lament the difficulty of the road, only lament your poor self-cultivation.

24. Being able to tolerate villains is a big man; being able to cultivate bad virtues is a big virtue.

25. Determination and words should be the foundation, and self-cultivation should come first.

26. The cultivation of character is not for others, but to enhance one’s own ability to live.

27. We are not afraid of the ruthless law, but we are afraid of being unclear.

28. There is a road to the mountain of books, and hard work is the path to the mountain of books. There is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat.

29. Cultivate your moral character and then you can manage the country.

30. A gentleman lives in truth, not in beauty; he governs the inside, but not the outside.

31. 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.

32. The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is wide enough for birds to fly.

33. The stupid bird flies first and enters the forest early; the stupid person learns hard and becomes talented early.

34. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.