![]() ![]() ![]() To teach without severity is the teacher's laziness. To feed without teaching is the father's fault. He taught five sons, each of whom raised the family reputation. Tou of the Swallow Hills had the right method. Of old, the mother of Mencius chose a neighbourhood Īnd when her child would not learn, she broke the shuttle from the loom. The right way in teaching, is to attach the utmost importance to thoroughness. If foolishly there is no teaching, the nature will deteriorate. Their natures are much the same their habits become widely different. In the table below, the column "1st Part" refers to the first half of a sentence (consisting of three characters) and the column "2nd Part" refers to the second half of a sentence. ![]() It has been used to teach children Confucian values until recent times. The San Zi Jing (三字经) is also known as the Three Character Classic. ![]()
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