It is better to plan ahead than to dig a well when you are thirsty.

Digging a well for a rainy day means: everything should be prepared first, just like building a house before it rains, rather than "cramming", just like digging a well when you are thirsty. This sentence comes from Zhu Zi's Family Instructions, also known as Family Instructions, which is an enlightenment textbook based on family morality.

The original "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions" rises at dawn, sweeps the inside and outside of the court, closes the door, and must behave yourself.

It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal; It is difficult to keep thinking about material resources.

It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to dig a well when you are thirsty.

Self-service must be frugal and banquets are not allowed to stay.

The utensils are clean and tidy, and tiles are better than gold; The diet is good, and the vegetables in the garden exceed the delicious food.

Don't run fancy houses, don't seek fertile land, be prostitutes and thieves; A beautiful maid and a charming concubine are not the blessings of a boudoir. Servants should not be handsome, and wives should not wear heavy makeup.

Although the ancestors are far away, the sacrifice must be sincere; Although children and grandchildren are stupid, they must read classics.

Life cycle is simple, and godchildren should have a just side.

Don't covet windfall and drink too much.

Trade with your shoulders, don't take advantage; When you see a poor neighbor, you must be enthusiastic.

Mean marriage will not last long; Lunchang is a good boy, and he will die soon.

Brothers and uncles must be divided into many decorations; Young and old, both inside and outside, should strictly abide by the law.

Listen to this woman, honey, is it the husband? If you value wealth and ignore your parents, you can't be a son of man.

Marry a woman and choose a good husband without asking for re-employment; It's not too thick to marry a daughter-in-law and beg a young lady.

Seeing wealth and flattery is the most shameful thing; Those who are arrogant when they are poor are just cheap.

If you quit fighting at home, the lawsuit will be fierce; Don't talk too much in life, if you talk too much, you will lose.

Don't bully widows by force, and don't kill raw birds by greed.

If you are partial, you will regret many mistakes; Laziness and self-indulgence are hard to achieve.

If you are naughty, you will get tired of it for a long time; Qu Zhi is very old, but if you are in a hurry, you can rely on each other.

Listen to the speech lightly, be aware of inhuman complaints, and be patient and think twice;

If you argue about something, you must think calmly.

Don't forget to give help, but don't forget to accept it.

Leave room for everything and be proud of it.

People are happy, not jealous; People shouldn't be happy when they are in trouble.

It is not really good to do good and want others to see it; Fear of being known is a great sin.

Seeing the color, reporting to his wife and daughter; Hiding resentment and stabbing people in the back will delay future generations.

Family harmony, although embarrassing, is also full of joy;

The national class has long been over, that is, there is nothing left, and I am complacent.

Reading is for sages, not disciples; If you are an official, you will keep your country.

Keep your life safe and listen to the sky in time; If you are like this, you will be very close.

Get up at dawn every morning, first wet the ground inside and outside the hall with water and then sweep the floor to make the hall clean and tidy; At dusk, you should have a rest and check the door to be locked yourself.

For a porridge and a meal, we should think about it hard-won; For half a silk and half a wisp of clothes, we should always remember that it is very difficult to produce these materials.

Everything should be prepared first, just like building a house before it rains, instead of "cramming", just like digging a well when you are thirsty.

You must be frugal in your own life, and don't be extravagant when entertaining guests.

The tableware is simple and clean. Although it is pottery made of clay, it is better than jade. The food is both economical and exquisite. Although it is a vegetable grown in the garden, it is better than delicious food.

Don't build gorgeous houses, and don't covet fertile land. Unscrupulous women in society are the media of adultery and theft; Beautiful handmaids and charming concubines are not the happiness of the family. Babies and slaves should not hire handsome and beautiful people, and wives and concubines should not have gorgeous decorations.

Although our ancestors have left us for a long time, they should still make religious sacrifices; Even if future generations know nothing about the world, they should not neglect education.

I live frugally and educate my children and grandchildren in the right way.

Don't be greedy for money that doesn't belong to you and don't drink too much.

Deal with shoplifters who do small business, don't take advantage of them. When you see poor relatives or neighbors, you should care about them and give them money or other assistance.

Those who get rich by being mean to others will never enjoy it for long. Those who violate morality will soon be eliminated.

Brothers and uncles should help each other, and the rich should help the poor; A family should have strict rules, and the words of the elders to the younger generation should be solemn.

Who is qualified to be a man after listening to the provocation of a woman and hurting the feelings of the same flesh and blood? It is not the truth to be a child to value money and be bad for parents.

Marry a daughter, choose a good husband for her, and don't want expensive dowry; When you marry a daughter-in-law, you must find a virtuous woman, not a generous dowry.

Flattering the rich is the most shameful thing, but it is despicable to feel proud when they meet the poor.

Living at home, no lawsuits. Once a lawsuit is started, no matter whether you win or lose, the result is unlucky. Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.

Don't bully and oppress orphans and widows by force, and don't slaughter animals such as cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks at will because of greed.

Eccentric and self-righteous people will always regret doing something wrong; Decadence and laziness, indulging in ignorance, it is difficult to get married.

Teenagers who are not close to each other will inevitably suffer after a long time; Respect and humbly associate with those who are experienced and good at doing things. When you encounter difficulties, you can get his guidance or help.

Don't believe other people's gossip, think twice before you act. Because how do we know he's not here to speak ill of people? If you quarrel about something, you should reflect on yourself calmly, because how do you know it's not my fault?

Don't keep your kindness to others in mind, but always remember your kindness to others.

No matter what you do, you should leave room; When you are satisfied, you should be satisfied and should not go any further.

Don't be jealous when others have festive events; Don't gloat when others are in trouble.

If you do a good deed and want others to see it, you are not a really good person. If you do something bad and you are afraid that others will know, then you are really wicked.

Those who see beautiful women are evil, and their future karma will fall on their wives and children; Those who secretly hurt others with resentment will leave a curse on their children and grandchildren.

My family is peaceful and safe. Although I am short of food and clothing, I feel happy. Pay taxes as soon as possible, and enjoy it even if there is nothing in your pocket.

The purpose of reading sage books is to learn the behavior of sages, not only for imperial examinations and; To be an official, you must have the idea of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism. How can you consider the enjoyment of yourself and your family?

We do our duty, work hard and live. God has his own arrangements. If you can do this, it is almost consistent with the truth of the sages.

Notes on Zhu Zi's Family Instructions 1, except court: courtyard.

2. Take precautions (chóu móu): It hasn't rained yet, so you should repair the doors and windows of the house first, which means that everything should be prepared in advance.

3. Pottery: A musical instrument made of tiles. Xiū: Rare and exquisite food.

4. Chu n: violation.

5, thickness (lián): a generous dowry.

6.(zèn) v.: slander others.

7. Cover up resentment: hold a grudge against people, but don't show it on the surface.

8. Breakfast. Dinner. National curriculum: national taxation. Bags (náng) and (tuó): pockets.

9.xiá nì: It's too close.

Appreciation of Zhu Zi's Family Instructions The motto of managing a family is about safety, hygiene, diligence, preparedness, diet, housing, marriage, beauty, ancestor worship, reading, education, money and wine, abstinence, compassion, humility, being aloof from the world, making friends, introspection, kindness, paying taxes, being an official, following the rules and so on.

The core is to make people become an aboveboard, knowledgeable, rigorous, tolerant, kind and noble person, which is also the consistent pursuit of Chinese culture. If we really follow this practice, we can not only become a person with noble sentiments, but also build a happy family and a harmonious society.

The reason why Family Instructions of Zhuzi has had such a great influence in China for nearly 300 years is that it embodies the ideal and pursuit of self-cultivation of China people, and more importantly, it adopts a form that is easy to understand and pays attention to language. Easy to understand and easily accepted by the public, while the language is catchy and easy to remember.

The background of Zhu Zi's Family Instructions was created in Qing Dynasty, which was an enlightenment textbook written by Zhu Bailu.

The author of Zhu Zi's Family Instructions introduced that Zhu Bailu's original name was Zhu Yongchun and his real name was the Millennium. He was a native of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province (now Kunshan City) and a native of Kunshan County, Jiangsu Province in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Famous philosopher and educator. His father Zhu was a scholar in the late Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Qing Shunzhi (1645), he defended Kuncheng against the Qing army, and the city broke into the river and committed suicide. Zhu Bailu devoted himself to study since he was a child. He is a scholar and devoted himself to his career.

After the Qing dynasty entered the customs and died in the Ming dynasty, he stopped seeking fame. He lived in the countryside to teach and educate people, and was committed to advocating Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism, which was quite famous at that time. Kangxi had been recruited many times, but all of them were rejected by her husband. I have written dozens of textbooks in clear letters for teaching. He devoted himself to the study of Neo-Confucianism in Zhu Cheng, advocated that knowledge and practice should go hand in hand, and put it into practice. During Kangxi's reign, he insisted on recommending learned people, and later refused the rural drinkers recommended by local officials.

Together with Xu Fang and Yang Wuxia, they are called "Three Outstanding People in Wuzhong". In the thirty-seventh year of Kangxi (AD 1698), he contracted a disease. Before he died, he told his disciples: "Learning lies in life, and career lies in loyalty and filial piety". He is the author of the Book of Changes, Notes on Four Books, Words of Advice, Poems of Shame Hall, Notes of Shame, and Poems of Innocence.