Zeng Guofan's most classic family precepts are as follows: diligence, getting up early first, perseverance second; Where there is no seed in the general, there is no seed in the sage hero. As long as people are willing to make up their minds, they can do it.

When reading, Gai scholars should be ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent. Ambition is not dirty. If you have knowledge, you will know that knowledge is endless. One thing cannot be self-sufficient. If you have perseverance, you will never fail. These three are indispensable.

If you can stand on your own feet, you can study at home; Even in the wilderness, you can also study in the lively fields; All paid shepherds can learn. If you can't stand on your own feet, your home school is not suitable for studying; That is, in a clean country, you can't study in the celestial world.

"Pride is evil, laziness is bad, and both are ways to lose a family." All the mediocrity in the world, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, have been defeated by a lazy word. All kinds of ills stem from laziness. Zeng Guofan believes that since ancient times, those who have no talent. The most widely known is Zeng Guofan's letter. He once left a family motto of 16 words: "? Thrift leads to prosperity, and thrift leads to health. Diligent housekeeping, never poor. " His family benefited a lot from his education and warning.

People who have been wrongly attacked in their previous lives are more self-reliant; Those who didn't have it in previous lives can create it themselves. A person who likes reading can't have a bad character; A person with good character can't have bad luck in this life.