知耻,才能辨明荣辱。知耻是立人之节、道德之源。知耻作为一种道德自觉,在道德本性上是自律的。道德自律即儒家所谓道德修养,而中国传统伦理思想中的道德修养论特别发达。知耻即是自耻,道德修养是保持耻感最根本的途径,通过立志、躬行、自省的道德修养方法实现做一个知耻明辱合乎道德的人。 Shame, in order to identify the honor and disgrace. Shame is the foundation of righteousness, the source of morality. As a kind of moral consciousness, shamefulness is self-discipline in moral nature. Moral self-discipline is the so-called moral cultivation of Confucianism, while the theory of moral cultivation in Chinese traditional ethics is particularly developed. Shame is shameful self-shame, morality is the most fundamental way to maintain shame, through determination, dedication, self-examination of moral cultivation to achieve a shame and humiliation to be ethical people.