Things are known, people know and are sincere, honest and upright, upright and self-cultivation, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, self-cultivation and governing the country, governing the country and leveling the world.
Translation of vernacular Chinese:
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 attitude, you can cultivate your body and mind; Only after physical and mental cultivation can we manage our family and family well.
Only when the family and clan are well managed can the country be well managed; Only by governing the country well can the world be peaceful. From the monarch of a country to the common people, everyone should be self-cultivation-oriented.
This sentence comes from the ancient book Book of Rites University.
Extended data:
The Book of Rites University was never published separately before the Southern Song Dynasty. According to legend, it was written by Zeng Shen, a disciple of Confucius (505-434 BC). In the Tang Dynasty, Han Yu and Li Ao regarded Daxue and the Doctrine of the Mean as equally important classics as Mencius and Yijing. In Song Dynasty, Cheng Er and Zhu Xizu expounded this viewpoint and praised its position in Confucian classics, aiming at promoting Neo-Confucianism.
Zhu called Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius "Four Books", which were published in the first year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1 190) and engraved into Notes on Four Books. Because The Analects of Confucius recorded Confucius' words and deeds, The University was written by Ceng Zi, The Doctrine of the Mean. During Yuan You's reign, the four books became the required classics for scholars.