The eight famous sayings of Zeng Guofan’s family motto and the meaning of the eight famous sayings are: 1. Get up at dawn, don’t be clingy after waking up. It means: get up early, get up as soon as it gets dark, and don’t stay in bed after waking up. This is extremely necessary for people who procrastinate or are lazy. 2. I will be left alone for a thousand years, and I will study again after returning from hundreds of battles. It means: I warn my brothers not to forget to keep a calm mind, study, and cultivate their moral character during the war-torn years. 3. Don’t love the past, don’t mess with the present, and don’t welcome the future. It means: No matter how beautiful a thing is, once there is no result, don’t dwell on it. You will get tired after a long time; no matter how beautiful a thing is, if you can’t keep it, you have to let it go at the right time. After a long time, you will understand. broken. Sometimes, giving up is another kind of persistence. If you miss the gorgeous summer flowers, you will definitely walk into the quiet autumn leaves. 4. If you deal with suspicious people, things will not work out. If you do things with beneficial people, you will suffer. It means: No matter how simple things are, interacting with suspicious people will become complicated; no matter how bright the prospects are, cooperating with people who are greedy for profit will eventually break up. 5. Light wealth is enough to gather people, self-indulgence is enough to convince others, magnanimity is enough to win people, and being proactive is enough to lead people. It means: Share the benefits with others, and if they are grateful, they will not betray you. Therefore, it is said that "light wealth is enough to gather people." If you are very strict with yourself, you will make others respect you and they will naturally obey you. If you want to acquire talents and make good use of them, you must first be tolerant of others. Only by taking the lead in everything can you lead others. 6. Only the most sincerity in the world can defeat the most false in the world; only the most clumsy in the world can defeat the most skillful in the world. Meaning: Only the most honest person in the world can defeat the most hypocritical person in the world, and only the clumsiest person in the world can defeat the smartest person in the world. Therefore, if you use your intelligence, work hard, and have a sincere patriotism, you will definitely make a difference in the end. 7. A diligent family will be prosperous, a diligent person will be thrifty, and he will never be poor. It means: learn to live diligently and frugally, not to be proud when you are rich, not to be discouraged when you are poor, and manage your life with frugality. 8. Those who are too impatient will not have a sense of perseverance; those who are too fearful will not have outstanding views; those who are too lustful will not have generosity; those who talk too much will not have a sincere heart; those who are too brave will not have literary elegance. It means: Those who are too impatient will not have the sense of perseverance; those who are too fearful will not have the ability to leap ahead; those who are too eager will not be generous; those who talk too much will not have a sincere heart; those who have an impatient personality will not be mature and stable. People who are afraid of this or that will not have outstanding foresight. People who have too many desires must not be generous and generous. People who like to talk must lack the spirit of seeking truth from facts.

Extended information: Zeng Guofan believed that the most important thing was the principle of filial piety among family members. Filial piety is easy to understand, which means gratitude, respect and support for parents and elders. Brotherhood refers to the harmony and friendship between brothers, that is, the harmony and harmony between peers. In Zeng Guofan's family letters, it is generally believed that he wrote the most letters to his children. In fact, he wrote the most letters to his younger brothers, which shows that he attached great importance to the relationship between brothers. Zeng Guofan made a famous comment, saying that the rule of family prosperity is: the families of officials in the world generally last only one generation before becoming depressed, because most of them are the sons of dandies; the families of merchants, that is, the families of private entrepreneurs, generally last for three generations; A farming and reading family, that is, a family based on farming and studying, can generally thrive for five or six generations; while a filial friend's family, which is a family that pays attention to filial piety and brotherhood and manages the family based on harmony, can often last for ten or eight generations. Zeng Guofan also emphasized "diligence in managing the family" under the purpose of "ruling the family with harmony". Zeng Guofan's idea of ??"diligence in running a household" has two meanings. One is that family members must be diligent and frugal, and the other is that parents must teach diligently through words and deeds. What Zeng Guofan said, he could take the lead in doing it meticulously, and he did it very well. For example, the second son Zeng Jize likes Western sociology, and Zeng Jihong likes mathematics and physics. Although Zeng Guofan knows nothing about it, he can still try his best to understand it and study hard. Such a father deserves to be a father who is truly "diligent in running the family". Under the influence of Zeng Guofan, Zeng Jize always personally taught children English, mathematics, and music. He also taught them calligraphy, writing poems, and explaining classics. No matter how busy he was, he always made time to accompany his children every day. Spending time with your family is the best family education. Therefore, there are many scientists, educators and social activists among Zeng Guofan's descendants, great-grandchildren, and even great-great-grandchildren. Baidu Encyclopedia - Zeng Guofan's family motto Baidu Encyclopedia - Zeng Guofan Hun: pure, without impurities, that is, simple and simple.

From the Yu'er chapter of "Zeng Guofan's Family Instructions" "Family members cannot live in a city with luxurious customs and learn the eight virtues of diligence, frugality, rigidity, Ming, loyalty, forgiveness, humility and honesty." Diligence: work hard and do not be lazy, that is, be diligent and frugal : Convergence, restraint, that is, frugality Gang: Jian, that is, firm, strong Ming: Opposite of darkness, emphasizing self-reflection Loyalty: Honesty, that is, loyalty, loyalty Forgiveness: Benevolence, that is, forgiveness, do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you Humble: Humility, not complacency, modesty, humility: purity, no impurities, that is, simplicity; simplicity 1. A man who is self-reliant must be stubborn. 2. Behave dignifiedly and do not speak recklessly. 3. What makes a gentleman inferior to others is that he has a wise eye and knows people well. 4. In an official's family, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury back to frugality. 5. Young people should be "ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent" when studying. 6. Only by using thunderbolt means can you first show the heart of a Bodhisattva. 7. Be still first, then think about it, and then do it with 50 or 60% certainty. 8. Scholars have three things they should not fight: they should not fight for fame with gentlemen, they should not fight for profit with villains, and they should not fight for cleverness with heaven and earth. 9. When traveling independently, you should not follow the popular customs, but you must not tolerate resentment. Don't avoid trivial suspicions about high righteous matters, but you can't ignore them when they are tiring. 10. I often see those who praise themselves, only to be praised and ridiculed; I often see those who flatter others, only to be pleased, only to be despised. When a gentleman lives in the world, he should do nothing to discuss, do not expect others to be praised, do nothing to blame, and do not expect others to please him.