Ceng Zi said: "I reflect on myself many times every day: Have I tried my best to advise others? Are you sincere to your friends? Have you been reviewing what the teacher taught you? "
On one occasion, Ceng Zi told his student Xiangzi what courage was and quoted Confucius directly. He said, "Do you like being brave? I once heard Confucius say what is the greatest courage: self-reflection, justice is not on my side, even if the other person is an ordinary person, I will not intimidate them; Self-reflection, justice is on my side, even if the other side is overwhelmed, I will go forward bravely. "
Dickens, a famous British novelist, has excellent works. However, he made a rule for himself, that is, things that have not been carefully examined will never be easily read to the public. Dickens read what he wrote every day, found problems every day, and then corrected them constantly until he read it to the public six months later. Similarly, the French novelist Balzac will spend some time revising the novel after writing it, until it is finalized. This process often takes months or even years. It is this attitude of constant self-reflection and self-correction that makes these two writers achieve extraordinary achievements.