Which article in the Confucian classics comes from?

"Learning to be excellent is to be an official" comes from "the way of university" at the beginning of Confucian classic "University". University comes from the Book of Rites, which is the forty-second of forty-nine. "University" mainly discusses the Confucian thought of "cultivating self-cultivation, governing the country and leveling the world".

University profile

University students are from The Book of Rites, formerly known as The Book of Little Wear, also known as The Book of Little Wear. Before the Song Dynasty, universities were subordinate to the Book of Rites. Although Daxue was not independent from The Book of Rites, Dong Zhongshu in the Western Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Kong and Han Yu in the Tang Dynasty made important contributions to the inheritance and development of Daxue and influenced its academic status.

University extract

The way of university is to be moral, to be close to the people and to stop at perfection. Zhi Zhi then decided: calm down first and then be quiet; Be quiet before you can be safe; Worry first; Think about it before you take it. Things start and end, and things end. If you know the order, you will find a shortcut. If the ancient desire is obviously superior to the world, rule the country first; If you want to govern your country, you should first get your family together; If you want to reunite with your family, you should first repair your body; If you want to cultivate yourself, you should be upright first; If you want to be correct, be sincere first; Be sincere, let him know first; Knowledge exists in things.

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The purpose of the university is to carry forward the aboveboard moral character, study and apply it to life, and make people reach the most perfect state. Only by knowing what you should achieve can you be firm; With determination, you can be calm and calm; Only when you are calm can you feel at ease; Only when you feel at ease can you think carefully; Only by thinking carefully can you gain something. Everything has a fundamental beginning and end, and everything has a beginning and end. Knowing this truth from beginning to end is close to the law of development of things.

In ancient times, if you want to carry forward the aboveboard character in the world, you must first manage your own country; To govern the country well, we must first govern the family and clan; If you want to manage your family and family well, you must first cultivate your own character; If you want to cultivate your character, you must first correct your mentality; If you want to correct your heart, you must first make your heart sincere; If you want to make your thoughts sincere, you must first get rid of bad thoughts; Know the true nature.