The classic sentences of Zeng Guofan's family motto are as follows:

1. Those who do good often receive blessings, and those who do benefit often suffer disaster. Peace of mind is a blessing, and hard work is a disaster. Translation: A person who always has a kind heart and does good deeds is the way to be blessed; a person who always runs around for profit is the way to suffer disaster; peace of mind is a blessing, and hard work is a disaster.

2. All major tasks are done partly by manpower and partly by nature. Translation: All major matters are handled partly due to human power and partly due to the actions of God. We should only try our best to do everything humanly possible, but God's actions are obeyed by the sky, and there is no tolerance.

3. Listen to what is said and listen to it rationally. Once you hear something, you will easily assume it, but you will often make many mistakes. Translation: As soon as you hear it, you think it is true and reliable, which often leads to many mistakes. It means that people should have their own opinions and judgments, and cannot follow others' opinions.

4. Books, vegetables, fish and pigs bring vitality to the whole family; sleep less and do more, bring vitality to one person. Translation: Books, vegetables, fish, and pork are all necessary for a family's survival; sleeping less and doing more is the vitality a person should have.

5. If you want to support your career in the world, you must first establish your feet. Translation: If you want to manage your family, govern your country and support your career, you must first cultivate your character and establish your feet.

6. A person who is self-reliant and a person who is self-reliant should not ask about harvest, but about hard work. Translation: Everyone wants to have good achievements, but if we firmly yearn for a better future and refuse to work hard for the present, this will inevitably be just a fantasy.

The role of family training

Family tradition and family training directly affect national decision-making and even dominate certain areas of national consciousness, which seems to be too idealistic. But judging from its continuous development capabilities and strong vitality, this is not impossible.

Due to the monopoly of the ancient scholar-bureaucrat class, the uneven development of the family is very obvious. This situation gradually affects local customs and disciplines, becoming the standard for a place with one surname. As the current country increases the absorption and exploration of my country's excellent traditional culture, and the continuous development of national quality, because of family tradition, family It forms the force of social morality through training and convention, and then supplements and develops the national legal system. Therefore, this mutually reinforcing model is unquestionable.