Translation of vernacular Chinese: The purpose of a university is to carry forward the aboveboard moral character, make people abandon the old and establish the new, and make people reach the most perfect state. With determination, you can be calm and calm; Only when you are calm can you feel at ease; Only when you feel at ease can you think of glory; You can gain something by thinking about glory. Everything has roots and branches, and everything has a beginning and an end.

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The way of university is to be moral, to be close to the people and to stop at perfection. Zhi Zhi then has a decision, then he can be quiet, then he can be quiet, then he can be safe, then he can think about it, and then he can get it. Things start and end, things always happen, and knowing the order is a shortcut.

If the ancient desire is obviously superior to the world, rule the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to cultivate yourself, you should be upright first; If you want to be correct, be sincere first; If you want sincerity, let him know first. Knowledge exists in things. Everyone knows everything, everyone knows it and is sincere, sincere and upright, upright and upright, well-trained and well-groomed, well-groomed and well-governed, well-groomed and well-governed.

From Tian Zi to Shu Ren, one is based on self-cultivation. When the treatment is over, the chaotic ones will be denied, the thick ones will be thin, the thin ones will be thick, and nothing will be left.

Full text translation:? The purpose of the university is to carry forward the aboveboard moral character, make people innovate and reach the most perfect state. With determination, you can be calm and calm; Only when you are calm can you feel at ease; Only when you feel at ease can you think of glory; Only by thinking about glory can we gain something.

Everything has roots and branches, and everything has a beginning and an end. Knowing this truth from beginning to end is close to the law of development of things. In ancient times, if you want to carry forward the aboveboard character in the world, you must first manage your own country; If you want to govern the country well, you must first manage your family and clan.

If you want to manage your family and family well, you must first cultivate your own character; If you want to cultivate your character, you must first correct your mentality; If you want to correct your heart, you must first make your heart sincere; If you want to make your ideas sincere, you must first acquire knowledge; The way to acquire knowledge is to know and study everything.

Knowledge can only be acquired through the understanding and research of everything; Only after acquiring knowledge can the mind be sincere; Sincere heart, square heart; With a correct mind, we can cultivate our own character; Only through the cultivation of character can we manage the family and family well; Only when the family and clan are well managed can the country be well managed; Only when the country is well governed can the world be peaceful.

From the head of state to the common people, everyone should be self-cultivation-oriented. If this is fundamentally disturbed, it is impossible for families, families, countries and the world to be well governed. You can't put the cart before the horse, and you want to do a good job regardless of priorities!

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(505-435 BC) The word Shen was born in Wucheng, Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. A disciple of Confucius and an important representative of the main schools of Confucianism-"Ceng Zi Zisi Mencius School". Later generations respected him as a "holy man" and called him "four saints" with Confucius, Mencius and Yan Zi.

Theme concept:

The outlook on life put forward by the university is inextricably linked with Confucianism, which is basically a further expansion of the Confucian outlook on life. This outlook on life requires paying attention to personal cultivation and embracing positive goals. This kind of cultivation and requirement is mainly based on Confucian morality.

The three cardinal guides and eight aims have class nature, and "virtue" and "supreme goodness" are the political requirements and ethical standards of feudalism for monarchs. Eight items, such as "discipline" and "knowledge", require the combination of political ideas and ethical thoughts in the three programs in terms of self-cultivation.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-University