The ancients emphasized "quietness" and "forbearance" in the way of self-cultivation, such as "quietness means not learning" and "quietness means being far away" advocated by Zhuge Liang. The so-called "self-cultivation" of the ancients is actually a way to achieve self-improvement through self-cultivation, that is, to turn the virtue of the sages into their own habits and skills. If you want to "repair" and "raise", you must first be able to "be quiet" and "endure". Otherwise you are impetuous. How can you cultivate? Therefore, the ancients said that "impetuous, shallow and narrow-minded, this character is also a taboo for people who enter Germany." To get rid of this character, you only need one word, say "be quiet", "be patient in everything", and so on. This shows the importance of "quietness" and "forbearance"
Famous Poems and Sentences about Self-cultivation
Quiet can be far-reaching, indifferent can be clear. -Zhuge Liang
Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. -Mencius
I visit myself three times a day-am I cheating others? Make friends with friends you don't trust? Can you pass it on? Ceng Zi
People are not kind, such as courtesy? What's the fun of being heartless? -Confucius
The ambition of the husband is also handsome; Gas, the body is full. -Mencius
I am good at cultivating my noble spirit. -Mencius
A gentleman is not a weapon. -Confucius
Quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality. -Zhuge Liang
2. Tao Yuanming hates officialdom, finds a paradise, picks chrysanthemums under the east fence, and cultivates self-cultivation under the leisurely south mountain. Between mountains and rivers, there is income.