Many families have been able to inherit for a hundred years, or even thousands of years, not by wealth, but by virtue, a virtue that is rooted in the roots. And a family's code of conduct, ideological education, and the foundation of being a person are all condensed in the family motto.
There is a way to inherit the family, but it is thick", is a couplet written by Zeng Guoquan"Loyal heirloom, honest and honest"It is the way for his descendants to live in the world and run a family.
The family motto not only represents the survival wisdom of each family, but also the true portrayal of the reproduction and growth of each family.
Zhuge family motto:
There is no ambition without indifference, and there is no far-reaching ambition without tranquility. - Zhuge Liang's Book of Commandments
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the official to the prime minister, was named the Marquis of Wuxiang, and posthumously became the Marquis of Zhongwu. Despite this, Zhuge Liang still demands himself and his family with "lightness" and "tranquility". Perhaps it is precisely because of Zhuge Liang's indifferent heart and tranquility that Zhuge Liang has achieved a lifetime of "bowing to the essence and dying." "Let Zhuge Liang's reputation spread all over the world.
Zhu's family motto:
A porridge and a meal, when thinking about where to come from, it is not easy; Half a thread and half a thread, the constant thought of material resources is difficult. ——Zhu Bailu, "Zhu Zi's Family Motto".
This well-known sentence must be well known to everyone, and the most widely spread precept of diligence and thrift has become a symbol of traditional Chinese scholars' cultivation and reading culture.
Zhu Bolu's maxim of governing the family has always been praised by the world: a porridge and a meal, when thinking about it is not easy to come by; Half a thread and half a thread, the constant thought of material resources is difficult. It is advisable to prepare for a rainy day; Dig wells without thirst. Self-worship must be frugal; Guests should not linger ......In just a few hundred words, the family motto is exhaustive, from food and clothing to living in the world. The Zhu family motto not only regulates the living habits of the clansmen, but also requires ideology and morality.
Liang's family motto:
In the house of goodness, there will be afterglow; If you don't accumulate goodness, there will be remnants. ——Liang Tao, "Family Talk Training".
A family that can inherit the ancestral industry and never extinguish it from generation to generation must be a family of goodness. Liang Tao was an upright official all his life, worried about the king, loved and pitied the people, and fulfilled his responsibilities as an official. Although he was eventually degraded because he was involved in the 'Yuan Yu Peng Party dispute', and he was degraded again and again, and finally died on the way to debasement, but the Liang family motto made this unfortunate minister immortal. Liang Tao used his life to write a tragic history of loyal ministers and virtuous ministers.
Lee's Family Motto:
Those who oppose me are my teachers, and those who follow me are my thieves. ——Tang Taizong Li Shimin, "Ring the Emperor's Family".
And "good medicine is good for the sick, and good advice is good for the ear", and admonishes future generations to listen to different opinions. Tang Taizong himself humbly accepted advice, and also set an example for the Li family.
After Li Shimin became the emperor, he actively listened to the opinions of the ministers, ruled the world with literature internally, humbly accepted advice, strictly practiced economy, and persuaded farmers to teach mulberry, so that the people could recuperate and recuperate, and the country and the people were safe, creating the famous rule of Zhenguan in Chinese history.
Sima's family motto:
Everyone is proud of extravagance, and my heart is only frugal. ——Sima Guang, "Discipline and Thrift".
Don't be tempted by the trend of flaunting your wealth, and stick to your sense of independence in a materialistic society. Sima Guang believes that virtuous people are cultivated from simplicity, simplicity will reduce desires, and a gentleman with less desires will not be enslaved by foreign things, and he can go straight on the right path; The villain can be self-disciplined with less desire, save money, stay away from sin, and make the family rich.
Throughout history, the more wealthy the family, the more the family that has been inherited for a hundred years, the more it knows how to be diligent and thrifty, and it is low-key and simple.
Ouyang's family motto:
If the jade is not cut, it will not be made. People don't learn, they don't know. - Ouyang Xiu, "Shizi".
Emphasizing the importance of family education, after all, Chinese people attach the most importance to education. Ouyang Xiu believed that if jade was not pondered, it could not be made into utensils; If people don't learn, they won't understand the truth. However, jade has its eternal and unchanging characteristics, even if it is not made into utensils, it is still jade, and its characteristics will not be damaged. Human nature changes when it is influenced by external things. Therefore, if people do not learn, they will lose the noble character of a gentleman and become a villain.
Zeng's Family Motto:
One is cautious and independent, the second is that the Lord is respectful and strong, the third is that seeking benevolence is pleasing to the people, and the fourth is that the practice of hard work is admirable. - Zeng Guofan's "Letter to the Family".
Zeng Guofan's family letter can be called the most complete family motto, and it can be comparable to a saint. The Jeongkook Domain is a controversial figure in modern history, but his education of his children has left a lot for future generations to learn from. The family motto of diligence, simplicity, study, and pragmatism has been inherited by the descendants of the Zeng family. Zeng Guofan once left a sixteen-character proverb: "If you are thrifty, you will be prosperous, and if you are diligent, you will be healthy; Be diligent and thrifty, and never be poor. ”
Liu's family motto:
Don't take evil as small, don't take good as small. ——Liu Bei, "The Queen's Speech".
Liu Bei's words to his son that good things should start from a young age and accumulate small things into big ones; Bad things should also be prevented from a young age. This proverb is not only the Liu family motto, but also regarded as a guideline by other families.
Accumulating goodness and becoming virtuous" is a motto that many families have pursued for generations, and the same is true of the Liu family motto.
Gao's family motto:
If you are angry and determined to be a gentleman, you will not be an official or not, and everyone respects you, so I want you to be the first to be ambitious. ——Gao Panlong, "Gao's Family Motto".
In stark contrast to the "official standard" worship during the Ming and Qing dynasties, ambition is the first priority to run a family.
Gao Panlong does not climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, leaving an iron-clad Gao family to future generations.
What can really be inherited is not the best Houlu, not the wealth of Wanguan, but the truth of life.
Gan's Family Motto:
If the father is unkind, the son will not be filial, if the brother is not a friend, the brother will be disrespectful, and if the husband is unjust, the woman will not be obedient. - Yan Zhitui's "Yan's Family Motto".
It is a good explanation of the interaction between family members, and if you want to have a harmonious family environment, you must first meet the expectations of your relatives. "Yan's Family Motto" can be called the scientific development concept of family relations.
Yan Zhitui believes that educating children is a serious and important topic for parents. He took the Confucian principle of "less is like nature, and habits are like nature" as his guiding ideology, and advocated starting from prenatal education.
Yuan's family motto:
Determination is based on words, and self-cultivation is the first. - Yuan Cai, "Yuan's Shifan".
Yuan's Shifan is divided into three volumes: that is, harmony, self-treatment, and family governance. The content mostly involves reading and self-cultivation, dedication, valuing the virtuous, respecting the old and caring for the young, governing family finance, the way of humanity, the way of dealing with the world, etc., and the purpose is to create a harmonious and peaceful family atmosphere and social atmosphere. Although the book is based on the Confucian way, it is also open-minded and philosophical.
Yao's family motto:
Bite the roots, Pepsi can do. It's too arrogant, and it's useless to look good. - Yao Shunmu's "Words of Medicine".
The theoretical source of raising children in poverty, let children endure hardships from an early age have a higher chance of exercising patience and sharpening progress. Yao's attention is paid to the summary of daily life and secular experience, so the family motto also requires simplicity, simplicity and practicality.
Fang's family motto:
Those who are poor and indispensable, are also chaste; Those who are rich and cannot have them are also full of spirit. - Fang Xiaoru's "Family Motto".
Those who are poor should have integrity, and those who are rich should be humble. The upright Fang Xiaoru perfectly interprets this family motto. Fang's "Family Motto" has cultivated countless celebrities and heroes in history, and has also made useful contributions to nurturing a new generation of people today.
Wu's family motto:
The volume must be large, and the mood must be wide. If you are not careful, you will ruin your wealth. - Wu Linzheng's "Family Commandments".
The Wu family talks about the realm and the pattern, but pays more attention to the details. Sometimes it's the devil in the details. Wu Linzheng, a famous minister at the end of the Ming Dynasty, summed up a lot of life experiences of being a person, learning from his personal political experience, social experience and time observation.
Lu's family motto:
The word heirloom, reading and farming. The word "prosperity" is thrift and diligence. The word "settle" is said to be concession and forbearance. ——Lu Kun, "Filial Piety House Motto".
Lu has two mouths, and the family motto is also two words and two words. If you can do this, you really have a good family.
Zhang's family motto:
Regardless of whether people are rich or poor, rich or low, they are only diligent inside and outside, courteous and law-fearful, modest, honest and shameful, they are good people - Zhang Lufu's "Xunzi Language".
A good family is not rich and rich, but stable and harmonious, and enjoys a blessing. Zhang Luxiang lived in the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the country changed hands, the nation was in danger, natural and man-made disasters continued, and the deep social crisis was in his heart, which led to Zhang's attention to the importance of a stable and harmonious environment.
Sun's Family Motto:
The husband's family is so united, the father is said to be Ci, the son is said to be filial piety, the brother is said to be a friend, the younger brother is said to be Gong, the husband is said to be healthy, and the woman is said to be Shun - Sun Qifeng's "Family Rules of Filial Piety and Friendship".
Again, it is argued that family rights and duties are reciprocal, and that everyone should play multiple roles in the family. The Sun family pays attention to the education of family members, and only a good family environment, cultivated from an early age, will make a family evergreen and undefeated.
Aixinjue Luo's family motto:
The trend of ambition is far away; Ambition is invincible. - Aixin Jueluo Xuanye "Maxims of the Holy Ancestors' Court Training".
It is to the effect that "difficulties are like springs, depending on whether you are strong or not." If you are strong, it will be weak, and if you are weak, it will be strong. "Ambition is far greater than whether it directly affects a person's pursuit and future, Aixinjue Luo has discovered the importance of this aspect early on, and it is still very beneficial to the cultivation of ambition and perseverance for future generations, so that future generations will not easily retreat when they encounter difficulties.
Ho's Family Motto:
Academics are in me, and wealth is in time. Those who are in me must not be reluctant, and those who are in time are quiet. ——He Geng's "Words".
Tell future generations to study with peace of mind, don't be keen on getting rich, anyway, the He family will be prosperous sooner or later. The family motto is mostly focused on academics, self-cultivation, conduct, etc. Of course, Ho is no exception, my studies are in me, and wealth is in the time, which makes future generations pay more attention to the inside.
Lin's family motto:
"Living in an American house, marrying a Japanese wife, and hiring a Chinese cook" is the happiest life in life. - Lin Yutang
The old Lin family's family motto is true. The Lin family did not directly tell future generations any big truths, but told future generations the truth of life in a very relaxed tone, and they could be at ease.
*: "Family Motto and House Rules"**