The eight-word slogan of constant self-improvement

The eight-character slogan of continuous self-improvement is as follows:

1. Continuous self-improvement, the unity of knowledge and action.

2. Be knowledgeable and rigorous, and strive for self-improvement.

3. Unite and forge ahead and strive for self-improvement.

4. Aim high and serve the country through success.

5. Be rigorous in your studies and strive for progress in silence.

Detailed introduction to self-improvement:

Self-improvement (Pinyin: zì qiáng bù xī) is an idiom, which first came from the Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Book of Changes·Qian Gua·Xiang Yue". Self-improvement refers to working hard and never slacking off; describing a positive attitude towards life. It has a complimentary meaning; it is generally used as a predicate, object, and adverbial in a sentence.

Idiom story:

Fan Zhongyan also changed his surname to Zhu Shuo. When he was four years old, he moved with his stepfather. From this moment on, he was determined to make a career. At that time, he was studying in Liquan Temple. Because his family was poor and he didn't have much to eat, he cooked porridge with two liters of millet every night and left it overnight.

On the second day, the millet porridge had solidified. He cut the porridge into four pieces with a knife and ate two pieces in the morning and evening. Occasionally, he ate it with some pickles, which could barely fill his stomach. This shows how hard it is to study! When he became an adult, he learned about his tragic life experience and was deeply saddened. He once again vowed to make contributions and honor his ancestors in order to restore his ancestral name.

He bid farewell to his mother in tears and went to Yingtian Mansion to study, where he became a teacher of Qi Tongwen. Qi Tongwen was a famous educator and bibliophile at that time. Under Qi Tongwen's education, he gradually became familiar with the essentials of Confucian classics and developed a great ambition to benefit the world. But his family was still very poor. They had nothing to eat and could only survive on gruel.

When you feel tired from reading in winter, wash your face with cold water. Such a difficult life is unbearable for most people, but Fan Zhongyan never complained about hardship or tiredness.

After twenty years of hard study, he finally achieved success in his studies. He became a Jinshi with the name Zhu Shuo, entered the court as an official, and was ranked in the ninth rank. Because he had enough salary from the court to support himself, he took his mother over to support him. Two years later, he was promoted due to merit, and then he restored his real name to Fan Zhongyan.