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The original text of Zeng Guofan’s Sixteen Points for Teaching His Children to Read

Original text: When reading ancient books for the first time, do not cherish the books; if you cherish the books too much, you must go to the high cabinet. You just have to move the circle to think it is right. If you think one book is bad, you might as well buy another one. Building new books is the work of powerful book collectors, and we, the poor, do the same. For example, if you know that a tea cup and a rice bowl are from an old kiln, you should cherish them. However, if a poor family only has this kind of utensils, why should they endure thirst and hunger as a treasure? You should know this. Translation: When you start reading ancient books, be sure not to cherish the book too much. If you cherish it too much, you will definitely put it on the shelf instead of reading it. When reading, you must circle around. If you mess up one book, you might as well buy another one. Cherishing books is something that people who can afford to collect books do. We poor people have no spare time to imitate this practice. For example, teacups and rice bowls are clearly known to be precious ancient porcelain and should be cherished. But if the family is poor and only has this utensil, why should they endure thirst and hunger without using it and treasure it? Children should know this.