It means that if children are talented, they can support themselves. If children are not talented, no matter how much money they leave, they will be defeated, so there is no need to stay. "How penetrating and detached this statement is.

If my descendants are as different as I am, then I don't need to leave him money. A virtuous person who has too much money will kill his fighting spirit. If the descendants are mediocre, then I don't need to leave him money. Being stupid but having too much money will increase his mistakes.

from Laozi, the son is not as good as the father, so what's the use of keeping it? The son is stronger than the father, so what's the use of keeping it. It means that the son is not as enterprising as his father. What's the use of leaving him the property? The son is stronger than his father's success and enterprising. What's the use of leaving him the money?

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It's better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish-the original text of Huai Nan Zi Shuo Lin Xun says, "It's better to go home and weave a net while fishing near the river." "History of Han Dong Zhongshu Biography", the book said: "Therefore, since the Han Dynasty won the world, those who have always wanted to govern but have not been able to govern well so far have lost their ability to be more civilized instead of more civilized. The ancients said,' It's better to retreat and build a net than to fish in the forest.

There is an old saying in China that "it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish", which says that it is better to teach people the methods of learning knowledge than to teach them what they have. The reason is actually very simple. Fish is the purpose, and fishing is the means. A fish can solve a temporary hunger, but it can't solve a long-term hunger. If you want to have fish to eat forever, you must learn how to fish.