Following such logic, successful individuals were required to remain modest and grateful, because without the protection of their ancestors, how could they ever have come to enjoy today's good fortune?
在這種邏輯下，家訓中一再訓誡，取得功名的子孫要分外謙卑感謝，因為若沒有祖先德澤庇蔭，哪輪得到你有今天這份僥倖？