The famous aphorisms of the ancients about cultivating one's moral character are as follows:

1. Cultivating one's character seeks benevolence and longevity;

2. A gentleman’s self-cultivation is to rectify his body internally and rectify his appearance externally.

3. When the mind is calm, it becomes clear, and when the water stops, it can illuminate things.

4. Cultivation of one’s character and practice one’s words are called good deeds. Practicing practice, speaking the Way, and the quality of etiquette.

Cultivate yourself, harmonize your family, govern the country and bring peace to the world.

This is the basic idea of ??self-cultivation put forward by Confucius. He believes that only by starting from the individual, we can achieve harmony in the family and society through self-cultivation, and ultimately achieve the goal of governing the country and calming the world.

Those who cultivate their moral integrity will have a healthy family; those who regulate their families, their country will be in order; those who regulate their country, the world will be peaceful.

This sentence emphasizes the impact of self-cultivation on the family, the country and the world. Only by cultivating one's moral integrity and harmonizing one's family can the entire society achieve harmony and balance.

Practice yourself first and establish yourself in the right way.

Lu You put forward the importance of self-cultivation in this sentence. He believes that only through inner cultivation and self-improvement can we establish a correct attitude towards life and moral concepts.

A gentleman cultivates himself, manages his family, governs his country and brings peace to the world.

This is the concept of self-cultivation proposed in "The Great Learning". It warns people that only through personal self-cultivation and family harmony can effective governance of the country and the world be truly realized.

Cultivation and self-cultivation, and the pursuit of perfection.

This sentence emphasizes that the highest pursuit of self-cultivation is to achieve the state of perfection. Only through continuous practice and cultivation can one approach the ultimate level of morality.

Cultivation of one’s character with virtue and cultivation of one’s nature with culture.

Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi put forward the concept of cultivating one's character with virtue and cultivating one's character with culture. They believe that by cultivating excellent moral character and liberal arts knowledge, individuals can be comprehensively improved and perfected.

There is no reason to cultivate your body, but it will last forever.

In this sentence, Zhu Xi emphasized that the purpose of self-cultivation is to achieve self-improvement. Only through continuous self-cultivation can we achieve perfection in our ultimate destination in life.

When a gentleman moves in action, it is the way of the world; when he is quiet and governing, it is the law of the world.

This sentence emphasizes the importance of a gentleman's self-cultivation. Zhang Zai believes that a gentleman's words and deeds affect the entire society, so he must focus on self-cultivation to maintain moral standards and establish effective laws through governance.

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Many thinkers in ancient China attached great importance to the concept of self-cultivation and raised their own theories and opinions. The following are some ancient people's thoughts on self-cultivation: Confucius' "benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and wisdom": Confucius emphasized the importance of moral cultivation in individuals and society. He believed that through cultivating a heart of benevolence, abiding by moral principles, and respecting etiquette and habits , and pursuing wisdom can enable individuals to develop comprehensively.