You can’t stand poverty, you can’t stand up, you can’t stand humiliation, you can’t do anything.

Family mottos about determination

Don’t be empty words without facts, don’t be short-sighted without far-sightedness. (Chen Yi's poem "Showing Children")

You should know that attaching importance to ideals is a better way to plan for the world. (Chen Yi's poem "Showing Children")

Family motto about diligence

Having hundreds of acres of fertile land is not as good as carrying your skills with you. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

It is better to be prepared before it rains, and not to dig a well when you are thirsty. (Family management motto)

Family motto about cherishing time

The plan for a year begins in spring, and the plan for a day begins in the morning. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

A hundred years are easy to pass, and youth will never come again. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Family motto about benevolence

If the motherland is in trouble, you should be the vanguard. (Poem "Showing Children" by Chen Yi)

It is difficult to save the fire in the distant mountains, and it is better to have distant relatives than close neighbors. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Family mottos about self-cultivation

When people are happy, they should not be jealous. (Motto for family management)

Be kind to others and be knowledgeable in world affairs. (Family Precepts)

Family Instructions on Integrity

The spirit and bones are as clear as autumn water, leaving the family with only four walls, and always being proud of the prince. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

When a husband loses his life, integrity and shame are the most important thing. (Continued from the children's sayings)

Family mottos about honesty

If you mean what you say, you will never deceive someone. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to follow it. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Family mottos about hard work

Get up at dawn and sweep the court. (Government motto)

The waves in the river push back the waves in front, and the new people in the world drive out the old ones. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Family mottos about patriotism

Effect and crowd out the country. (Yan family motto)

Beautiful or not, it depends on the water in the hometown; whether you are close or not, it depends on the people of your hometown. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Family mottos about frugality

It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

The ambition is fat and sweet, and the heart is bright with indifference. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Family mottos about incorruptibility

In front of officials, you should only show respect to generals, and do not ask for food. (Family commandments)

Frugality fosters integrity. (Family Precepts)

Family mottos about progress

If you work hard with sincerity, there will be no unachievable achievements. (Family Precepts)

It is difficult to achieve success in the family if one is resigned to being lazy. (Family motto)

About trustworthy family mottos

Promise a person one thing, and a thousand pieces of gold will never move it. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

If a person has no faith, everything will be false. ("Zeng Guang Xian Wen")

Family Instructions on Compassion

Do not bully orphans and widows because of your power, and do not kill animals and birds for the sake of good food. (Housekeeping motto)

The utensils are pure in nature, and the tiles are better than gold and jade. (Family motto)

Family motto about harmony

Father and son are in harmony and the family is not defeated; brothers are in harmony and the family is not divided. (Housekeeping motto)

A virtuous wife and a husband will cause few troubles, and a son will be filial to his father and have a generous heart. ("Zengguang Xianwen")

Reference materials

Personal library. Personal library [Citation time 2018-1-13]