The following famous sayings should be placed in parents’ rooms:

Being respected in old age is one of the most beautiful privileges of the human spirit. (Stendhal)

A ruthless person may not be a true hero. How can one pity a son without being a husband? (Lu Xun)

For the sake of my children, my actions must be very gentle and cautious. (Marx)

Instead of criticizing your children, it is better to be a role model. (Joubert)

The whole secret of educational skills lies in how to care for children. (Suhomlinsky)

I am about to go out and take my clothes to see him off, but before I return, I lean on the pavilion to look at him. (Huang Zunxian)

The potential of people, including the elderly, is sometimes extremely amazing.

Don’t be happy if you gain, don’t be disturbed if you lose. ——Anonymous

I am not happy when I am slandered, and I am not happy when I am praised. ——Ge Hong

Be generous in your intentions and strict in your conduct. ——Shen Juyun

People should go with the times, not follow them. ——Shen Juyun

A calm mind brings peace of mind. ——Wang Tong

If you control Qi and maintain your health, you will be like Peng Zu; if you cultivate your character and make a name for yourself, you will be worthy of Yao and Shun. ——Xunzi

Excessive desires harm righteousness, and excessive worries harm wisdom. ——Liu An

The best way to nourish your heart is to have few desires. ——Mencius

Anger is like fire, if it is not contained, it will start a prairie fire; desire is like water, if it is not contained, it will surge to the sky. ——Anonymous

Being careful about wind and cold and practicing moderation in diet will cure the disease from my body; being less addicted to desires and abstaining from worries will cure the disease from my heart. ——Anonymous

Don’t be greedy to be the first, and don’t be afraid of being the last. ——Liu An

Be content without being humiliated; know that you are still without danger. ——Lao Tzu

Eating can quench hunger, drinking can quench thirst; fear can quell disaster, and sufficient can quell greed. ——Lin Bu

When the time is right, the place is smooth, and sorrow and joy cannot enter. ——Zhuangzi

A body without disease does not know its happiness. When the disease occurs, one will know the happiness of being free from illness; a house without anything to do will not know its blessings. Only when things happen, one will know the happiness of having nothing to do. ——Anonymous