修为篇
Self-Cultivation
修身、齐家、治国、 平天下
Self-cultivation, family management, state governance,
and bringing peace to all under heaven..........................002
格物致知
Studying the nature of things to acquire knowledge......004
知行合一
Unity of knowing and doing...........................................006
仁者爱人
The benevolent man loves others. ..................................008
上善若水
Great virtue is like water. ................................................010
积善成德
Cultivating morality through good deeds........................012
自强不息
Making continuous efforts to strengthen oneself.............014
无欲则刚
One is unyielding when one has no private desire. .........016
浩然之气
Noble spirit......................................................................018
天下兴亡,匹夫有责
Everyone has a duty toward his country. ........................020
学者非必为仕,而仕者必为学
One may not study with the goal of becoming an official,
but officials must be learned to fulfill their duties. ........022
博学之,审问之,慎思之,明辨之,笃行之
Studying extensively, questioning earnestly,
thinking profoundly, discriminating clearly,
and practicing assiduously.............................................024
学如弓弩,才如箭镞
Learning is the bow, while competence is the arrow. ...026
厚积薄发
Accumulating enough knowledge for future
application......................................................................028
温故而知新