Pursue Truth and Embody Social Justice The University's motto, Humanity, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, reflects the basic spirit of Confucianism. These four cardinal virtues express humankind's four inherent elements of spirit, action, conscience and intellect.

The four cardinal virtues humanity, righteousness, propriety and wisdom, express humankind's four inherent spiritual elements of sprit, action, conscience, and intellect.

Humanity abides in the heart that loves; righteousness abides in the heart that knows right from wrong; propriety abides in the heart that knows forbearance, and wisdom abides in the heart that perceives. Confucian philosophy attests to humankind's innate goodness, and at the same time recognizes that this quality must nevertheless be awakened and nurtured. These four principles, which comprise the University's philosophy of instruction, are the basis for higher goals of the search for truth as well as the establishment of social justice, which are, in turn, based on humanity.