If you behave like this, you are almost a common man. If you can be a person like this, it is almost consistent with the principles of sages and sages. "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions" is also known as "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions". The text is easy to understand, the content is concise and comprehensive, the contrast is neat, and it is catchy. Since its publication, it has spread like wildfire and has become a well-known and popular classic family instruction for teaching children to govern a family. .

With the purpose of "cultivating one's moral character" and "harmonizing one's family", it embodies the culmination of Confucian ways of being a person and dealing with the world. It has deep roots in thought and broad and profound meaning. The whole text of "Family Governance Maxims" is intended to advise people to be diligent and thrifty in managing their homes and to be lawful and self-sufficient. The moral education thoughts that have been formed in China for thousands of years can be expressed in the form of famous sayings and aphorisms, which can be passed down orally;

It can also be written as couplets and banners to hang on doors, halls and living rooms as a way to manage the family and educate children. Therefore, the motto is very popular among officials, gentry and scholarly families. It has been widely circulated since its inception. It has been respected as "the classic of family management" by literati and officials of all ages. It once became one of the must-read textbooks for children and adolescents from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.

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"Zhu Xi's Family Instructions", also known as "Family Management Maxims", is an enlightenment textbook focusing on family ethics. "Zhu Xi's Family Instructions" is only 524 words long. 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 respect for teachers, 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 text of "Mottoes for Managing a Family" is easy to understand, the content is concise and comprehensive, the dialogues are neat, and the words are catchy. Since its publication, it has spread like wildfire and has become a household name in the Qing Dynasty. Classic family motto. Some of the aphorisms, such as "One porridge and one meal, should reflect on the difficulty of getting there; half a thread, half a thread, constantly remember that material resources are difficult", "It is better to prepare for rain, and not to dig a well when thirsty", etc., are still educational today. significance.