What are Zeng Guofan's four classic family precepts?

First, a scholar should be ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent.

Vernacular meaning: When reading, intellectuals should be ambitious, knowledgeable and persistent.

Second, work with suspicious people, and things will never be done. If you work with good people, you will suffer.

Vernacular meaning: cooperation with suspicious people will never succeed; If you work with greedy people, you are sure to get into trouble.

Third, the defeat of the family is inseparable from a luxury word, the defeat of people is inseparable from an escape word, and the defeat of people is inseparable from an arrogant word.

Vernacular meaning: the decline of being rich as an enemy depends on the word "luxury", which is relaxed and happy. Finally, it is not far from failure. People should be like plum blossoms, so people naturally stay at a respectful distance from each other and stay away from each other, even less annoying.

Fourth, people who are good at winning people's hearts will have no place to win people's hearts, will win people's hearts, and will not win people's hearts.

Vernacular meaning: people who think they are better than others are bound to be worse than others; People who are better than others don't think they are better than others.

5. God is right, and God is evil.

Vernacular meaning: a person's eyes and demeanor are not erratic, stable and upright; People with erratic eyes are also wicked.