This sentence comes from a couplet written by Weng Tonghe in the late Qing Dynasty. Weng Tonghe (1830- 1904), a native of Changshu, Jiangsu, was a famous politician and calligraphy artist in the modern history of China.
"Quiet" is a very important symbol in China's traditional culture, and it is the humanistic quality and aesthetic pursuit accumulated by the Chinese nation's natural work and rest, hard work and hard study. "Guanzi" has "the monarch has a way, if ignorant, if accidental, the way of static cause is also". It is believed that only by keeping inner conscience can we correctly understand objective things.
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Zhuge Liang has this expression in the Commandment: "Be quiet to cultivate one's morality, and be frugal to cultivate one's morality. Not indifferent, not awake, not quiet, not far away. "
This is how people with moral cultivation exercise themselves. They perfect themselves with inner peace and cultivate their noble character with thrift and money saving. Without a clear heart and desire, you can't be clear and firm in your ambition, and without stability and tranquility, you can't realize your lofty ideal.
The virtue of a gentleman should be (should be) quiet to cultivate one's morality, and frugal to cultivate one's morality. If you don't look down on worldly fame and fortune, you can't be clear about your ambitions. Without peace, you can't be far-sighted. Learning must be quiet, and knowledge needs to be learned. You can't broaden your knowledge if you don't study, and you can't succeed if you don't make up your mind to study.
People with high moral character and both ability and political integrity cultivate their body and mind by inner peace and concentration, and cultivate their moral character by frugal style. Without worldly fame and fortune, you can't define your ambitions, and without physical and mental peace, you can't realize your lofty ideals. You must concentrate on your studies, and you must study hard to increase your talents.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-not indifferent, not clear, not quiet, not far away.