1. A person must respect his parents, be kind to his children, be generous to poor relatives, and be polite to everyone. ——Russell
2. The most blind obedience is the only virtue left by slaves. ——Rousseau
3. He who plants a tree must cultivate its roots, and he who plants virtue must cultivate his heart. ——Wang Shouren of the Ming Dynasty
4. Only the humility of bamboo, the tenacity of cowhide, and the enthusiasm of fire can produce truly immortal art. ——Mao Dun
5. People who are only beautiful but lack self-cultivation are not worthy of praise. ——Bacon
6. As long as a person has the patience to cultivate his culture, he will never be so arrogant that he cannot be taught. ——Horace
7. You should help your friends when they are in difficulty, and do not gossip after things are hopeless. ——Aesop
8. People who have a modest, cheerful, sincere attitude, and at the same time a spirit of patience are very lucky. ——Seneca
9. Cultivate your life and have nothing to do other than sincerity. ——Ming Zhu Zhiyu
10. The essence of self-cultivation is like human character, which ultimately comes down to the issue of moral sentiment. ——Emerson
11. The flowers of cultivation bloom in silence, and the fruits of success will bear fruit in the light. ——Bing Xin
12. Cultivation is as important to the mind as food is to the body. ——Cicero
13. Hypocrisy can never become true by virtue of its growth in power. ——Tagore
14. Many ideas are produced from certain cultural accomplishments, just like young buds growing on green branches. ——Goethe
15. The bright ones are lacking, and the bright ones are easy to be stained. The song "Yangchun" must be played by few, but it is difficult to live up to its reputation. ——Fan Ye
16. To judge beauty, one must have a cultivated mind. ——Kant
17. If you want to be educated, you must understand the best things that are being talked about and thought about all over the world. ——M. Arnold
18. A person must use all his strength to improve himself and not waste his strength on anything else. - Lev? Tolstoy