The influence of Confucianism on the Chinese literati from the Confucian idea of "to be alone in poverty and to help the whole world in attaining the goal".

The highest political goal and the highest state of life of the ancient Chinese literati was "to be good to one's own body if one is poor, and to help the whole world if one has attained the goal". This is the Confucian and Taoist idea of "entering the world" and "leaving the world". These two ideas not only show us the sadness and helplessness of the ancient literati at the crossroads of the dilemma of choosing on the road of life, but also show us the extraordinary wisdom of the ancient literati in the journey of "advancement" and "retreat" in life. The original line of the saying "If you are poor, you are good to yourself alone, if you are rich, you are good to the whole world" is "If you are poor, you are good to yourself alone, if you are rich, you are good to the whole world", meaning "If you are unlucky in life, you should keep yourself clean and cultivate your personal virtues, if you are lucky in life, you should make the whole world be like this". the whole world can be like this".