This famous saying comes from Tao Xingzhi’s "China Educational Reform".

It means that if teaching and educating people can be done out of public motives rather than selfishness, then they can achieve the ideal society of one world, one family.

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Tao Xingzhi’s thoughts and practices expressed with pure enthusiasm represent the direction of advanced Chinese culture in modern times. The crises in modern China have made "saving the country through education" a dream of many intellectuals, among whom Tao Xingzhi is one of the most outstanding figures.

With the sincerity of "coming with a heart and leaving without a blade of grass", he explored a new path for Chinese education. The most valuable thing is that he not only explored in theory, but also worked hard to practice civilian education with the spirit of "being a camel". He has been unswerving in his determination for 30 years. His spirit is admired by everyone and admired by the world.

The innovation of Tao Xingzhi’s educational thoughts is also reflected in the training objectives. In response to the phenomenon that old education aimed at cultivating “people among people”, he pointed out that new education should cultivate “people among people” with all-round development. As early as when he founded Nanjing Anhui Public School, he proposed three educational goals for the school: studying knowledge requires a scientific spirit; transforming the environment requires an aesthetic conception; and adapting to the world requires high moral cultivation.

Tao Xingzhi is not only a very creative educator, but also a brave and outstanding anti-fascist fighter

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Tao Xingzhi