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Zhu Xi’s family mottos and short inspirations

The famous sayings and insights of Zhu Xi’s family motto are as follows:

Quote 1: Those who see wealth and flattery are the most shameful; those who see poverty and become arrogant are the most despicable.

Impression 1: People who love vanity and fawn over wealthy people are the most despised. When you see poor people, you look down on them with a look of contempt, or even sarcastically and satirize them. This is the success of a villain. No matter how much money you have or how high your status is, you are still the meanest villain.

Famous Quote 2: Avoid litigation at home, as litigation will lead to disaster; avoid talking too much in life, because talking too much will lead to mistakes.

Impression 2: As the old saying goes, "Everything thrives when the family is in harmony." Only when family members can tolerate and tolerate each other, and when everyone thinks in the same place and works hard in the same place, can the family prosper.

Famous Quote Three: Do not rely on power to bully the orphans and widows; do not be greedy for food and drink and kill livestock and poultry.

Inspiration 3: To be a human being, you must first know how to love yourself, and then love others. This is also the same purpose of the education of sages throughout the ages.

Introduction to Zhu Xi's Family Instructions:

"Zhu Xi's Family Instructions", also known as "Family Governance Maxims", is an enlightenment textbook focusing on family ethics. "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions" has only 524 words. It incisively explains the way of self-cultivation and family management. It is a famous work on family education. Among them, many contents inherit the excellent characteristics of traditional Chinese culture, such as simplicity in life and work, righteousness in educating children, diligence and thrift in housekeeping, and harmony with neighbors. They have been respected by Confucian scholars of all ages and still have practical significance today.

The words "fertile land" in the book indicate that Zhu Xi lived in the suburbs at that time. Nowadays, the home where Zhu Zi lived has been demolished, and due to suburban urbanization or suburban urbanization, Zhu Zi's home has been lost in the long river of history with high-rise buildings, but Zhu Zi's family motto has been preserved.