In ancient my country, "Everyone must have a family, and a family must have training." As the admonitions and instructions given by fathers and grandfathers to their descendants within a family or family, family precepts have become family education reading materials for Confucian education of future generations.

1. It is better to accumulate tens of millions of money than to have little skills.

From "Yan's Family Instructions Encouraging Learning" written by Yan Zhitui of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yan Zhitui warned his family that no matter how much money the family accumulates, it is not as good as having a good technical skill.

2. If you hide your essence in darkness, you will be clear, and if you cultivate your mind in silence, you will be at peace.

A famous quote from Ouyang Xiu's "Shizi". A simple and honest person on the outside but shrewd on the inside. A little confusion in life is the greatest wisdom. Family members should also be a little more confused when getting along with each other. Things in the world are never so clear-cut as black and white.

3. Even if a person is extremely stupid, he will be wise if he blames others; although he is smart, if he forgives himself, he will be confused.

From "History of Song Dynasty·Biography of Fan Chunren". Even if a person is very stupid, but can criticize himself, then this person is still a wise person. Even if a person is very smart but indulges himself too much, he is still unwise.

4. People who are good at what they do do not need to be good about their appearance to respect themselves; people who are good at talent respect themselves, not necessarily because of their words.

From Yuan Cai's "Yuan Shishi Model" in the Southern Song Dynasty, people with noble words and deeds know how to respect and self-respect, and do not need to have outstanding beauty; people with noble virtues make people admire them from the heart, and do not need to say a lot Vain talk.

5. Being filial to your husband starts with serving your relatives, ends with serving your king, and finally establishes your integrity. To show off one's parents by making one's name known to future generations is the greatest form of filial piety.

From Sima Tan's "Ming Zi Qian", Sima Tan hopes that after his death, Sima Qian can inherit his career, not to forget to write history books, and thinks this is "great filial piety". The main idea is: What's more? Filial piety begins with serving parents and the elderly, progresses to working as a monarch, and is completed by establishing oneself (moral cultivation) and promoting reputation to the future era, thereby highlighting the achievements of parents. This is the main purpose of filial piety.

6. Living with good people is like entering a house of orchids, which will smell fragrant for a long time; living with evil people is like entering a house of abalones, which will smell bad for a long time.

From "Yan Family Instructions: Muxian", it means: Being with good people is like entering a house full of orchids. As time goes by, you will become more fragrant. Being with bad people is like entering a market filled with rotten fish. As time goes by, you will become smelly.