- 从善如流 cóngshànrúliú to follow good advice readily(idiom) to accept good advice or suggestions as easily as water flows downwards; to be willing to listen to and adopt others' correct views
- 改恶从善 gǎi'ècóngshàn to mend one's waysto give up evil ways and return to the path of virtue; to turn over a new leaf
- 从善如登，从恶如崩 cóngshànrúdēngcóng'èrúbēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall(idiom) Doing good is as difficult as climbing up a mountain, while falling into evil ways is as easy as a landslide.
- 弃恶从善 qì'ècóngshàn to turn from evil to goodto renounce evil and turn to virtue; used as an idiom meaning to reform one's ways
