The original sentence is: "It is not easy to think about a porridge and a meal; Half a silk and half a wisp, it is difficult to save material resources. " From Zhu's "Running a Family".
This sentence is equivalent to the Tang poem "Compassion for Farmers", "Weeding at noon, sweat dripping down the soil. Who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard. " A porridge and a meal, half a silk and half a wisp, are all labor income, hard-won, even if it is not expensive, it cannot be wasted.
Zhuzi's Family Instructions, also known as Zhuzi's Family Instructions, is an enlightenment textbook with family morality as its main content. Many of its contents have inherited the excellent features of China traditional culture, such as respecting teachers and valuing morality, managing the family diligently, being kind to neighbors and so on. It is highly praised by Confucian scholars in past dynasties and still has practical significance.
Other famous sentences in Zhu Jiaxun:
1, the family avoids litigation, and the lawsuit is ultimately fierce; Don't talk too much in life, you will suffer.
2. Don't covet unexpected wealth and don't drink too much wine.
3, if you are evil, you will be tired for a long time; Qu Zhi is old, but if you are in a hurry, you can rely on each other.
4. Servants should not be handsome, and wives should not wear heavy makeup.
5, self-help must be frugal, and banquets must not stay.