Confucius’s famous sayings about parents

What is Confucius’ attitude towards parents? The following are Confucius's famous sayings about parents that I compiled. Welcome to read them!

Confucius's famous sayings about parents

A disciple said: "It is rare for a person to be filial to his brother but like to offend his superiors. It is rare for a man to be filial to his superiors but like to cause trouble. A gentleman is rare. The foundation of service is the foundation of Taoism. Filial piety and brotherhood are the foundation of benevolence."

The Master said: When a disciple enters, he will be filial, and when he goes out, he will be loyal, sincere and trustworthy, loving others and benevolent. If you have spare energy, study literature. Confucius said: Father is here to observe his ambition. Father is gone, watch what he does. He has not changed his ways for three years, which can be called filial piety.

Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "It's no violation." Fan Chi tried to stop him, and Confucius told him: "Meng Sun asked him about his filial piety to me, and I told him that it's no violation." Fan Chi said: "What do you mean?" Confucius said: "Sheng, things are done accordingly. Ritual, death, burial with propriety, sacrifice with propriety."

Uncle Meng Wu asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "My parents are only worried about their illness."

Ziyou asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Today's filial piety means being able to raise dogs and horses. If you can raise dogs and horses, why should you be different?"

Zixia asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "It's difficult to look at things. When something happens, a disciple has to do his work, he has wine and food, and the teacher has a meal. Do you ever think you are filial?" Confucius said: "You haven't changed your father's ways for three years, which can be called filial piety."

Confucius said: "One must not know the age of one's parents. One is happy, the other is fearful."

Confucius said: "You are filial, Min Ziqian. People are not indifferent to the words of their parents and brothers." "

Zaiwo asked: "Three years of mourning have come a long way. If a gentleman does not practice rituals for three years, the rituals will be ruined; if he does not practice happiness for three years, the old valley will disappear. Now that the new grains have risen, the time has come for the fire to be drilled. "The master said, "Is it safe for you to eat your husband's rice and clothe him in brocade?" He said, "You are in mourning for your husband. He is not willing to eat, he is not happy when he hears it, and he is not happy when he lives there. Therefore, you should do it now. "Zai I came out, and the Master said: "It is unkind to give him three years of life, and then he will be free from his parents. Huai. After three years of mourning, the whole world has mourned. Is it true that I have loved my parents for three years? ”

1. Youzi (disciple of Confucius) (The surname is Ruo) said: "The promises kept are in line with morality, and the promises made can be fulfilled. If the attitude and appearance are in line with etiquette, you will not be insulted. Relying on people with deep connections will be reliable

2. Confucius said: "Young children (disciples here refer to young people) should be filial to their parents in front of them. When you leave your own house ("Book of Rites. Nei Principles": From the Ming Shi and above, father and son are in different palaces. The disciple here refers to the characters above the Ming Shi. Entering is entering the father's palace, leaving is leaving the own palace), then he respects his brothers. . He is taciturn, philanthropic, and close to virtuous people. After practicing in this way, if you have remaining energy, you can study literature.

3. Confucius said: "When his father is alive (the father is alive and has no right to act independently), he must observe his ambition; when his father is dead, he must examine his behavior. If he has long-term commitment to the father's way, If you don't change it, it can be said that you are filial.

4. Meng Yizi (a senior official in the state of Lu, whose surname was Zhongsun and whose given name was He Ji, and whose posthumous title was Yi) asked Confucius about filial piety. Soon, Fan Chi (a student of Confucius, surnamed Fan Mingxu, given name Zi Chi) was driving for Confucius. Confucius told him: "Meng Sun asked me about filial piety, and I replied, don't violate etiquette. Fan Chi asked: "What do you mean?" Confucius said: "When your parents are alive, serve them according to the prescribed etiquette. When they die, bury them and offer sacrifices to them according to the prescribed etiquette."

5. Meng Wubo (Zhongsun Zhe, son of Meng Yizi) asked Confucius for advice on filial piety.

Confucius replied: "Parents only worry about the illness of their filial sons (meaning that filial sons should consider their parents, take care of their health, and not make their parents worry)

6. Ziyou (Confucius student, surname and first name) Yan (ziyou) asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "The so-called filial piety nowadays means that it is enough to be able to support your parents. As for dogs and horses, you can raise them. If you don't have a serious intention to be filial to your parents, then you can't support your parents and raise dogs." How can horses tell the difference?

7. Zixia (a student of Confucius, surnamed Bu and Mingshang, courtesy name Zixia) asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "It is difficult for a son to look happy in front of his parents. If something happens, young people Serve, have food and wine, and eat and drink with the elderly. Can this be considered filial piety?

8. Confucius said: "You can't help but be happy for them and worry about them at the same time." p>

9. Zaiwo (a student of Confucius) asked: "It is too long to observe three years of mourning after the death of parents. If a gentleman does not practice etiquette for three years, the etiquette will be abandoned. If he does not play music for three years, the etiquette will be abandoned." , the music will definitely be lost. Now that the old grain has been eaten, the new grain has come out, and the firewood has gone through another reincarnation, it will be enough in one year."

Confucius said: "(Parents) (Dead, less than three years ago) You eat that white rice and wear floral satin clothes. How do you feel at ease?"

Zai I said: "An'."

Confucius (rushing to say): "Hello, just go and do it! A gentleman's filial piety is to eat delicious food, listen to music, and live at home if you don't feel happy. That's why you don't do it. Now that you feel If you feel at ease, go ahead and do it."

Zaiwo withdrew, and Confucius said, "Zaiyu is unkind! It takes three years for a child to be filial to his parents. , the world is like this, didn’t Jaeyu receive three years of love and care from his parents?

10. Youzi said, "His behavior is filial to his parents, and he respects and loves his elder brother." The "brother" in "filial brother" is "ti", which is pronounced in four tones. "filial piety" refers to the correct attitude towards parents, and "ti" refers to the correct attitude towards elder brothers. However, it is rare for someone to like to offend his superiors. There has never been such a person who doesn't like to offend his superiors but loves to rebel. A gentleman concentrates on the basic work. Once the foundation is established, the Tao will emerge. It is benevolent to be filial to your parents and respect your elders. Basic Quotes About Parents

1. Parents and children are the best gifts to each other. ——Weis Guan

2. The best advice for young people is to make them humble and prudent, honor their parents, and love their relatives and friends. ——Cicero

3. Parents are the enlightenment teachers of their children, and children are the mirror of their mother. ——Li Xiuyun

4. In the eyes of parents, children are always a part of themselves, and their children are an opportunity for their ideal self to come back again. ——Fei Xiaotong

5. As a person, you must respect your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be polite to everyone. ——Russell

6. All parents love their children. ——Chen Hongmou

7. If you have few people, you will admire your parents; if you know how to be lustful, you will admire Shaoai; if you have a wife, you will admire your wife; if you are an official, you will admire the king, but if you are not with the king, you will be enthusiastic. Great filial piety and lifelong admiration for parents. Those who admire him at fifty will meet Shun. ——Mencius

8. It should be emphasized that there are many hidden dangers in education that is not serious. It is unwise for parents to let their children enjoy happiness too early. ——Hugo

9. Love what your parents love, and respect what your parents love. ——Confucius

10. Even a child has a personality and is an independent person. This premise must be clear. A child is by no means the property of his parents. His personality is one of the components of society. , this personality must be cultivated with abundant love. —— Daisaku Ikeda

11. A natural person loves his children, and an educated person will love his parents. ——Lin Yutang

12. A gentleman has three pleasures, but the king of the world does not share them.

Having both parents and having brothers without any reason is one happiness; looking up to Heaven and not being ashamed of others is the second happiness; being able to educate the talented people from all over the world is the third happiness. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. ——Mencius

13. When Zhongzi comes, he will never cross my path, and he will not break my tree. How dare you love him and fear my parents? ——"The Book of Songs"

14. It is important to know the age of your parents, one for joy and the other for fear. ——Confucius

15. Parents with children should not use rough language even with domestic animals. ——Kimura Kuichi

16. Business should be done one by one, face to face, and heart to heart. Customers are not my enemies, but my bread and butter. —— Joe Girard

17. Being kind to the common people is called the parents of the people. I have been doing a lot of underworld work to protect my descendants. ——Mr. Shanyin Jin

18. What is a happy childhood? There is no gap between parents, loving their children tenderly while maintaining firm discipline and an attitude of absolute equality among children. ——Andre Moroya

19. In my family, caring for others is a matter of course. Our parents have instilled in us since childhood that a person must be ambitious but not arrogant and arrogant. Self-reliance and self-improvement are the basic principles of life. —— Eisenhower

20. What my parents want to do, I will continue to tell; what my parents value, I will cherish. ——Mr. Shanyin Jin

21. In the family, the smallest laughter of a child is the great spiritual power that can consolidate the unity of parents' understanding. ——Suhomlinsky

22. Labor and people, people and labor, these are the parents of all truths. ——Suhomlinsky

23. There are always many little dramas going on in children’s hearts. They feel sad when their parents are not too close to them. However, these sorrows are like the heavy rain playing music, and the rising sun is laughing in the rain. ——Romain Rolland

24. Parents are the foundation of people. ——Sima Qian

25. A child’s words and deeds are like a mirror, reflecting the spirit of the family and parents. Therefore, if you want your children to be well, you must first set an example yourself. The daily words and deeds of parents or educators have the strongest persuasive power in cultivating children's personality. ——Masharu Taniguchi

26. We receive three types of education, one from parents, one from teachers, and the other from society. The third type of education is completely opposite to the first two. ——Montesquieu

27. Great filial piety means lifelong admiration for parents. Only being filial to your parents can relieve your worries. ——Meng Ke

28. Respect God before saints, respect heroes before ordinary people, respect parents before others, but the most important thing is to respect yourself. ——Pythagoras

29. In a certain sense, students are the shadow of their teachers, and children are the shadows of their parents. ——Wu Ming

30. If parents dote on and pamper their children and satisfy their willful demands, they will become depraved and become weak-willed and selfish people when they grow up. Therefore, parents' love should not be blind... - Dzerzhinsky

31. The foundation of the family is undoubtedly the special affection that parents have for their newborn daughters. ——Russell

32. The virtue of parents is a huge wealth. ——Horace

33. Only by using all the love, all the wisdom and all the talents of the parents can we cultivate great people. ——Makarenko

34. Parents should be good at hiding all their happiness, troubles and fears in front of their children. ——Bacon

35. Many people think that what children say is nonsense. However, I believe that if a child's concerns are listened to now, he will be able to share his parents' concerns later when he is a teenager. These two points are closely related. ——Iacocca

36. Parents can have their own ideals, but interfering with their children’s ideals is tantamount to not recognizing the child’s personality.

This is where the seeds of adolescent bad behavior first sprout. ——Daisaku Ikeda

37. The place of respect and righteousness lies in holding the sword against the ax and the ax on the neck. Parents and brothers are crying in front of them. This heart cannot be moved, and this ambition cannot be moved. ——He Gongwei

38. For children, the value of parents’ charity is that it is more reliable and trustworthy than any other emotion. ——Russell

39. If parents have tens of billions of wealth, can they buy a smart mind for their children? It can't be done! Wisdom cannot be obtained by wealth or worldly merit, but by accumulating merit over many lifetimes. ——Nan Huaijin

40. People who are cultivated without the love of their parents are often defective people. ——Makarenko

41. In a happy family, parents run the house with love, and children obey adults out of love for their parents. ——Bacon

42. This makes the hearts of parents in the world not to be reborn as a boy, but to be reborn as a girl. ——Bai Juyi

43. Honoring parents can often replace the noblest feelings. ——Meng Ke

44. All parents in the world have a sincere desire, that is, to see the things they cannot achieve accomplished by their sons. It seems that they want to be reborn and make good use of their previous lives. experience. ——Dupont Namlo

45. What is the value of a hut? I can’t go to my parents’ homeland. ——Wang Jian

46. If you feel that life is boring, it means that your parents are paying for your life. ——Bill Gates

47. Parents who love their children have far-reaching plans. ——Liu Xiang

48. Being a parent is the best thing in the world; being a child is the best thing in the world. ——Mr. Shanyin Jin

49. Treat your parents the way you want your children to treat you. ——Socrates

50. If a relative has a fault, it is better to remonstrate. My color is calm and my voice is soft. Meaning: Parents are at fault, advise them to change. Smile and speak softly. ——Li Yuxiu

51. Parental love should be like this: it can inspire children to care about the world around them and everything created by people, and inspire their enthusiasm to serve the people. ——Suhomlinsky

52. He who cares about property and cares about his parents is not a good man. ——Zhu Bailu

53. If your parents are here, you will travel well if you don’t travel far. ——Confucius

54. There is no difference between a strict father and a loving mother. If you say strict, your parents will be strict; if you say loving, your parents will be kind. The whole family gets along like friends. ——Fukuzawa Yukichi

55. Blind sarcasm and belittling will lead to children's rebellion, against their parents, against the school, or against the entire world. ——Bruno

56. It is true that there are many children who survive in the dilemma of single parents or the death of both parents, but the need of children for their parents is still indelible in human nature. ——Reagan

57. When their children are still young, parents should consider their future career direction and cultivate them, because this makes them easiest to shape. But it should be noted at this point that it is not what children like when they are young, that is, what they are willing to engage in throughout their lives. ——Locke

58. What is more sacred than the emotions contained in the hearts of parents? The hearts of parents are the most merciful judge, the most considerate friend, and the sun of love. Its flame shines and warms the intentions condensed deep in our hearts! ——Marx

59. We love our parents almost unconsciously, because this kind of love is as natural as human life. Only at the final moment of separation can we see the roots of this feeling. How deep does it go. —— Maupassant

60. Parents often lose their parents, and they have no choice but to take care of their children. ——Wang Fu

61. It is said that the Communist Party is not filial to their parents. Look, Zhou Enlai was not very filial to his father.

——Yu Xuezhong

62. Father and mother are educators like teachers. They are no less than teachers and are wise creators of mankind, because the son’s wisdom has not yet been born into the world. , it stretches out from the roots of its parents. ——Suhomlinsky

63. It is always a tragedy for any child to lose his parents due to death, divorce, or abandonment. Some single-person families do fulfill their responsibilities in caring for their children, but most Americans believe that single-person families are not the ideal model. ——Reagan

64. Use the way of heaven, divide the benefits of the earth, and use it with integrity to support your parents. This is the filial piety of the common people. Therefore, from the emperor to the common people, filial piety has no beginning or end, and those who are in trouble are not there yet. ——"The Classic of Filial Piety"

65. Only being filial to your parents can relieve worries. ——Mencius;