What is the relationship and traditional value between benevolence, righteousness and propriety in ancient China?

Benevolence is generosity, righteousness is integrity, courtesy is humility, wisdom is talent, and faith is honesty.

Mencius put forward "benevolence, courtesy and wisdom", and Dong Zhongshu extended it to "benevolence, courtesy and wisdom", which was later called "the five permanent members". These five permanent members run through the development of China's ethics and become the core factors in China's value system.

Benevolence is the most basic and highest virtue, and it is also the most common virtue standard. The ancient humanistic feelings with benevolence as the core can be transformed into modern humanistic spirit through modern transformation.

Righteousness and benevolence are the representatives of morality. Righteousness has become a kind of outlook on life and life values, such as "obligatory", "duty-bound", "courageous", "righteous words" and "righteous words". Righteousness is the responsibility and dedication of life, such as free clinic, charity performance, charity sale and obligation. This is still a manifestation of China people's lofty morality.

Courtesy and benevolence are both exterior and interior, benevolence is the internal spirit of propriety, and paying attention to propriety is an important traditional virtue of "the state of etiquette" In a narrow sense, as a manifestation of treating people and things, it is called "ceremony" and "etiquette"; As a kind of cultivation, it is called "politeness"; It is used to deal with relationships with others, and it is called "comity". All these have become the representation and intuitive display of the civilization degree of a person, a society and a country. In order to welcome the Olympic Games, Beijing is vigorously carrying out etiquette education. The value orientation of "courtesy is harmony" is "harmony". Inheriting and developing etiquette is the need of building a harmonious society.

Wisdom can extend from moral wisdom to scientific wisdom, and combine scientific spirit with humanistic spirit, which we still want to carry forward today.

Faith is the foundation of being a man and the way to develop your career and manage the world. Keeping promises and keeping promises are the recognized value standards and basic virtues of the Chinese nation.