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? Self-improvement, morality-bearing —— Interpretation of Tsinghua University's school motto: two sentences from Zhouyi: one sentence is "Heaven is strong, and a gentleman is self-improvement" (dry divination); One sentence is "the terrain is Kun, and the gentleman carries things with morality" (Kun Gua). During the Republic of China, when Liang Qichao was teaching in Tsinghua University, he gave a lecture on Gentlemen to students in Tsinghua at that time. In his speech, he hoped that all students in Tsinghua would inherit the traditional Chinese virtues, and quoted the words of "striving for self-improvement" and "cherishing morality" in the Book of Changes to inspire students in Tsinghua. From then on, Tsinghua people wrote the words "self-improvement, kindness and morality" into the school rules of Tsinghua, and later gradually evolved into the school motto of Tsinghua. ?
The words "Heaven is powerful, and the gentleman strives for self-improvement" and "The terrain is vast, and the gentleman carries things with morality" mean that the movement of Heaven (that is, nature) is strong and healthy. Accordingly, a gentleman should behave like the sky, constantly strive for self-improvement, be resolute and resolute, and never stop; The potential of the earth is thick and slippery, and the gentleman is tolerant. A gentleman should run like Tianyu, indomitable even if he is displaced; If you are a gentleman, the measurement of objects should be like the earth, and nothing can't be carried. ?
Mr. Zhang Dainian, a famous philosopher, historian of philosophy, master of Chinese studies and professor of philosophy department of Peking University, summarized the spirit of the Chinese nation as "striving for self-improvement" and "cherishing morality". As a master of Chinese studies, he worked hard all his life, devoted himself to learning, and benefited the cultural and academic undertakings of the motherland. He is a model for a generation of scholars. ?
The origin of school motto
"Self-improvement and virtue." It originated from two hexagrams in the Book of Changes, Gankun, which read: "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen strive for self-improvement; The terrain is vast, and the gentleman carries things with morality. " In the winter of the third year of the Republic of China, Mr. Liang Qichao came to the school to give a speech entitled "Gentleman", which was the central content of this speech and inspired Tsinghua students to work hard, and made the following interpretation of these two hexagrams:
"It's like saying: a gentleman's ambition is endless, and he can't have the disadvantages of one violence and ten cold. Although the scholar is displaced, he is determined to be strong and unyielding; Advance at the sight of profit, retreat at the sight of difficulty. It's not a great thing, how can you take it? A man's son's voyage in the world is still a ship, with wind and wind, which changes from time to time. If you have to go to sail before the wind, you will land in the sun. 」?
"Xiang Kun said: A gentleman measures things, but he is generous to Judah. A gentleman blames himself very much, but he blames others very lightly. Confucius said, "Bowing is thick, but blaming others is thin. "Just tolerance, accept the things in life, take it easy, this is thick, this is a gentleman. 」?
Then, Mr. Liang encouraged Tsinghua students to say, "Tsinghua students learn from China and the West, improve our society and promote our politics. The so-called gentleman, not Tsinghua learn grass. Today's Tsinghua students will be great scholars in the future society. They will be handsome in all directions, will learn from each other, will travel overseas in other years, and will all be nationals. I sincerely hope to take this opportunity to study in Germany and become a real gentleman. Enough to save the decline and become a mainstay, so the Republic of China is very lucky! 」?
After this speech, the school took this eight-character as its motto, drew a picture and made an emblem, which will be circulated forever.