The motto comes from "Historical Records: The Liuhou Family" written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty.

Interpretation:

1. Although good medicine is very bitter and difficult to swallow, it can cure the disease. Although loyal words are a bit uncomfortable to listen to, they can cure the disease. Words and actions that help people. Nowadays, it is often used to describe that one should accept other people’s opinions and criticisms humbly.

2. Most of the good medicines are bitter, but they are good for curing diseases; most of the words that teach people to be kind are not pleasant, but they are good for people to correct their own shortcomings.

Extended information:

1. "The Family of Liuhou" is a classical Chinese article written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, and is included in "Historical Records". This is a biography about Zhang Liang.

2. Motto: refers to a concise and concise statement that can serve as a norm for people's behavior. Example:

1. Life is composed of pain caused by unsatisfied desires and boring after being satisfied. You are fully looking forward to a certain happiness in the future, but you may not realize rationally that it is short-lived and will not last. The essence of human life is pain, and happiness is only fleeting.

2. We are always afraid of death, and if people can really live forever, I think people will also be as afraid of eternity as they are afraid of death, or be tired of eternity.

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