The
New
Life
Movement
aims
at
the
promotion
of
a
regular
life
guided
by
the
four
virtues,
namely,
li
[ritual/decorum],
yi
[rightness
or
duty],
lian
[integrity
or
honesty],
and
chi
[sense
of
shame].
Those
virtues
must
be
applied
to
ordinary
life
in
the
matter
of
food,
clothing,
shelter,
and
action.
The
four
virtues
are
the
essential
principles
for
the
promotion
of
morality.
They
form
the
major
rules
for
dealing
with
men
and
human
affairs,
for
cultivating
oneself,
and
for
adjustment
to
one’s
surroundings.
Whoever
violates
these
rules
is
bound
to
fail,
and
a
nation
that
neglects
them
will
not
survive.