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eldest daughter

(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius

beginning of spring

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

beginning of autumn

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

beginning of summer

root of a moso bamboo

beginning of winter

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

careless

Mencius (372-289 BCE)

Confucius and Mencius