1. When a person is quiet, he will be at peace; when he is at peace, he will be calm; when he is still, he will be wise; when he is wise, he will be enlightened; when he is enlightened, he will be enlightened.

2. After knowing that there is stillness, there will be concentration; after concentration, one can be still; after being still, one can be at peace; after being at peace, one can be concerned; after being concerned, one can gain.

3. The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection. Knowing that there is stillness can lead to concentration; concentration can lead to tranquility; tranquility can lead to tranquility; tranquility can lead to worry; worry can lead to gain. Things have a beginning and an end; things have an end and a beginning. If you know the order of things, you will be able to take the shortcut.

4. In ancient times, those who wanted to bring enlightenment and virtue to the world first governed their country; those who wanted to govern their country, first managed their families; those who wanted to regulate their families, first cultivated their own bodies; those who wanted to cultivate their own bodies , first rectify one's mind; if one wants to rectify one's mind, one must first be sincere in one's intention; if one wants to be sincere in one's intention, one must first develop knowledge; to achieve knowledge is to investigate things. After knowing things well, you will know them; after knowing them well, you will be sincere; after your thoughts are sincere, your mind will be right; if your mind is right, you will cultivate your body; if you cultivate your body, you will have a harmonious family; if your family is harmonious, then the country will be governed; if the country is governed, then the world will be peaceful. From the emperor to the common people, everything is based on self-cultivation.

5. If you want to cultivate your body, you must first rectify your body; if you want to rectify your mind, you must first be sincere in your intentions, and then rectify your mind.

6. A gentleman should be cautious before virtue. There is such a person with virtue, there is such a land for some, there is such wealth for those who have land, and there is such a use for wealth. Virtue is the foundation; wealth is the end.

7. It is new every day, new every day, and new every day.

8. If a family is benevolent, a country will be benevolent; if a family is yielding, a country will be prosperous; if a country is violent, a country will be in chaos.

9. From the emperor to the common people, everyone is based on self-cultivation. It is wrong to have chaos at the beginning but no governance at the end. What is thick is thin, and what is thin is thick, which is not what it is.

10. Being a son should end with filial piety; being a father should end with kindness.

11. Being eager to learn is close to knowledge, practicing is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage.

12. Only by being sincere in the world can we master the great scriptures of the world and establish the foundation of the world.

13. Sincerity and sincerity are called nature; self-clarity and sincerity are called teaching. If you are sincere, you will be clear; if you are clear, you will be sincere.

14. Writers describe, to convey the truth, to convey feelings, to resolve doubts, and to provide wisdom.

15. Therefore, a gentleman should be careful about his own actions. When joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have not yet arisen, they are called in the middle. When they are all in the middle, they are called harmony. The middle one is the foundation of the world. Harmony is the way to achieve peace in the world. To achieve neutrality, the heaven will have its place and all things will be nurtured.

16. Therefore, the government depends on people, take people as their bodies, cultivate their bodies as Tao, and cultivate Tao as benevolence.

17. A gentleman acts within his position and does not want to be outside of it. If you are born rich and noble, you will act like a rich person; if you are born poor and lowly, you will act like a poor person; if you are a barbarian, you will act like a barbarian; if you are born in adversity, you will act in adversity. A gentleman cannot be content without entering.

18. It is broad and thick, so it carries things; it is clever, so it covers things; it is long-lasting, so it becomes things.

19. If you correct yourself without asking others, you will have no resentment. Don’t blame Heaven when you are above, don’t blame others when you are below. Therefore, a gentleman lives in easy places to await his fate, while a villain takes risks to take chances.

20. Either you know it when you are born, you know it when you learn it, you know it when you are trapped, or you know it. Either do it safely, do it for benefit, or do it reluctantly, and the success will be the same

21. Don’t talk about things when they are done, don’t admonish when things are done, and don’t blame the past.

22. If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern.

23. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned.

24. Three friends will benefit you. Friends who are straight, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable are beneficial.

25. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.

26. If quality is better than literature, then you will be wild; if literature is better than quality, you will be history; if literature is better than quality, you will be a gentleman.

27. When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I was established; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, my ears were obedient; when I was seventy, I followed my heart's desires without going beyond the rules.

28. When your parents are here, you will not travel far away, but you will travel well.

29. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

30. The wise are happy with water, the benevolent are happy with mountains; the wise are active, the benevolent are still; the wise are happy, the benevolent are long-lived.

31. If you are poor, you can help yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world.

32. Therefore, when Heaven is about to entrust this person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions, so his mind and forbearance are tempted, It has been beneficial to what it cannot do.

33. The most important thing for people to know each other is to know each other; the most important thing for people to know each other is to understand each other.

34. Without rules, there is no way to make a circle.

35. It is better to believe in books than to have no books at all.

36. Although you have wisdom, it is better to take advantage of the situation; although you have the foundation, it is better to wait for the time.

37. Those who love others will always be loved. Those who respect others will always be respected.

38. The heart of compassion is the root of benevolence; the heart of shame and disgust is the root of righteousness; the heart of resignation is the root of courtesy; the heart of right and wrong is the root of wisdom.