1.
It is better to be barren than to be immature in farming;
it is better to raise a child without filial piety.
This couplet is from Feng Menglong's Awakening the World. Parents expect their children to be successful and make a difference.
2.
Cherish the spirit and leave this body as the universe;
when will I repay my relatives for wasting my time?
Sun Sheng, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, was a senior official in the Ministry of Rites. His three sons sat in splendor, indulged in debauchery, and learned nothing. Mrs. Sun was very anxious about this. She reasoned and wrote this couplet in calligraphy specially. The first couplet is an expectation, and the second couplet is a warning. It is intended to advise my son not to waste his spirit and waste his time. He should take responsibility for the world and live up to his parents' nurturing kindness. It not only contains deep maternal love, but also reflects strict education.
3.
After biting a few useful books, you can eat and drink;
cultivate a few new bamboos, as straight as children and grandchildren.
written by Zheng Banqiao in Qing dynasty. He taught his children to read some good books intensively, and to be a vigorous, open-minded and honest and frank person like Hsinchu.
4.
State affairs should be regarded as home affairs;
it is Buddha's heart to be able to do your best.
Lin zexu's calligraphy and family training association. People don't want their home to prosper, and they can expand this heart, which is the great public in the world; If we can do our best, we will be able to make up for it in the world, which is almost the same as Zhan Ran's bright Buddhist heart, which is beneficial to our family and our country.
5.
If children and grandchildren are like me, what should they do with money?
if you are virtuous and have more money, you will lose your ambition;
Children and grandchildren are not as good as me. What do you want to do with money?
a fool who gains more money will gain more.
Lin Zexu Xun Zi Lian in Qing Dynasty. Lin Zexu's educational thought of "paying less money but paying more attention to moral integrity" can be described as glorious in the world.
6.
Make friends carefully and study diligently;
absolutely, get rid of glitz.
Zuo Zongtang gave a couplet to his sons and nephews in the late Qing Dynasty. Today can also be used to educate children. For children, studying hard, not playing around, honing their will and cultivating their abilities are fundamental.