Filial piety quotes: Be careful and don’t get tired of serving someone day and night. It means: Parents should be careful to support them when they go in and out (doors), and don’t get tired of serving them in the morning and evening. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors". If you can fulfill your filial piety in front of your parents, you will be a good son if you are filial; if you can fulfill your filial piety in front of your mother-in-law, you will lose your filial piety and then you will lose your virtuousness. It means: being filial to your parents means you are a good son, and being filial to your father-in-law and mother-in-law can lead to a reputation of being both filial and virtuous. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors". When a disciple enters, he will be filial, and when he leaves, he will be a younger brother. It means: Young disciples should be filial to their parents when they return home, and they should respect and love their brothers when they go out. From the (Spring and Autumn) "The Analects of Confucius·Learning is the First". Don't be slow when your parents call you; don't be lazy when your parents order you to do it. Meaning: When your parents call you, you should quickly answer; when your parents give orders, you should quickly do it. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations". Filial piety is the law of heaven and the righteousness of earth. Meaning: Filial piety is a matter of course. From "The Classic of Filial Piety". Don't be slow to answer the call, be sincere and cheerful. It means: When parents call you, you should immediately agree to it, do not neglect it, be sincere and with a smile on your face. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors". Good food should be used by parents first, and good clothes should be worn by parents first. It means: Give your parents good food first, and give your parents good clothes first. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors". A poor family knows a filial son, and a country in chaos knows a loyal minister. It means: Only when the family is poor can a true filial son be discovered; only when the country is in danger can a true loyal minister be identified. From "Collection of Famous Sages". He who is arrogant towards his relatives is also disrespectful to his relatives. Meaning: People who don’t respect other people’s parents will definitely not respect their own parents. From "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei". Mencius said: "If you don't get close to your parents, you can't be a human being; if you don't get close to your close relatives, you can't be a son." Mencius said: "(In Shun's eyes) a son who doesn't get along well with his parents cannot be a good person; a son can't be a good person if he doesn't get along well with his parents. "If you cannot obey your parents' wishes in everything, you cannot be a son." From (Spring and Autumn Period). "Mencius Li Lou Shang". Mencius said: "When I am old, I am like the elders of others; when I am young, I am like the young of others." Mencius said: "Respect the elders of your own family, and also respect the elders of other people's families; caress your own children, and caress your own children as well. "Children of other people's families." From "Mencius: King Hui of Liang" (Spring and Autumn Period). Mencius said: "Kissing relatives is benevolence; respecting elders is righteousness." Mencius said: "Loving parents is benevolence; respecting elders is righteousness." From "Mencius: Doing Your Heart" (Spring and Autumn Period). Mencius said: "Everyone loves his relatives and grows up with them, and the world will be peaceful." Mencius said: "As long as everyone loves his parents and respects his elders, then the world will naturally be peaceful." From ( Spring and Autumn Period) "Mencius Li Lou Shang". Don’t let your parents suffer from hard work, and don’t let your parents suffer from sorrow. It means: Don’t let your parents suffer, don’t let your parents share your worries. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors". If you like what you like, use your strength to implement it; if you dislike what you like, be careful to get rid of it. It means: children should try their best to prepare things for their parents if they like them; things that parents dislike should be carefully removed for them. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations". If you have a problem with me, please give me more advice. My color is calm and my voice is soft. Meaning: Parents are at fault, advise them to change. Smile and speak softly. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations". If you love me, it's hard to be filial; if you love me or hate me, filial piety is a virtuous thing. It means: My parents love me, so what’s the difficulty in being filial? If my parents hate me, but I still show my filial piety, it’s virtuous. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations". A virtuous wife brings few disasters, and a son is filial to his father and has a generous heart. It means: if a wife is virtuous, her husband will have fewer disasters; if the children are filial, the parents will be happy. From Zengguang Xianwen (Ming Dynasty). Among thousands of classics, filial piety and righteousness come first. Meaning: Thousands of classics say that filial piety and righteousness are the first things people should do. From "Zengguang Xianwen" (Qing Dynasty): Always be considerate of your parents' wishes, and don't teach them to worry about you. Meaning: Always be considerate and understanding of your parents, and don’t let your parents worry. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors". The first is to be a filial brother, and the second is to be faithful. It means: first of all, be filial to your parents and respect your brothers, and secondly, be cautious and keep your word. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations". If one's body is injured, one's relatives will be worried; if one's virtue is injured, one's relatives will be ashamed. Meaning: When the body is injured, the parents are worried; when morals are corrupted, the parents are humiliated. From (Please) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations". Being a son should end with filial piety; being a father should end with kindness. It means: as a son, be filial to your parents; as a father, be loving to your son. From "The Great Learning" Filial piety is the beginning of virtue, brotherhood is the preface of virtue, faith is the thickest virtue, and loyalty is the righteousness of virtue. He is also a person who has participated in the Four Virtues of Zhongfu. It means: Honoring your parents is the beginning of morality, respecting your brother is the order of morality, trust is the depth of morality, and loyalty is the direction of morality. Zeng Shen was a person with exactly these four morals. ’ comes from "Family Language: Disciples' Practice". A filial son will be filial to his relatives, and a respectful person will be admired by others. It means: If you are filial to your parents, your children will be filial to you; if you respect others, others will respect you. From "Song Xin Lu" by Lin Bu (Song Dynasty). Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back. It means: when the lamb kneels down to suck milk, the little crow can feed the old crow in return to repay the parents for their nurturing kindness. From Zengguang Xianwen (Ming Dynasty). We need to ask how to be filial to our parents. Being filial to our parents is more than just food and clothing. Being filial to our parents does not make our parents angry. It is all about loving and respecting our relatives and being filial.
It means: How to honor your parents. Honoring your parents is not just about giving them food and clothing; honoring your parents does not mean making them angry. Loving and respecting your parents is full filial piety. From "Repaying Kindness to Parents". To know the kindness of relatives, look to your son; if you want your son to be obedient, you must first be filial to your parents. It means: Only by raising children can you understand the nurturing grace of your parents; if you ask your children to be filial to you, you must first be filial to your own parents. From "Four Words". Zengzi said: Fortunately, there are three things: the first is filial piety, respecting relatives, the second is not being humiliated, and the third is being able to support. Zengzi said: "There are three points in filial piety. The first filial piety is to respect your parents, the second is to not bring shame to your parents with your words and deeds, and the third is to be able to provide for your parents." From the "Book of Rites" (Spring and Autumn Period). Confucius said: "One must not know the age of one's parents, one with joy and the other with fear." Confucius said, "One cannot but know the age of one's parents. On the one hand, I am happy for their longevity, and on the other hand, I am sad for their aging. Worry." From "The Analects of Confucius: Li Ren No. 4" (Spring and Autumn Period). Confucius said: "If your parents are alive, you should never travel far away from home. If you want to travel far away, you must have a clear destination." "From the (Spring and Autumn) "The Analects of Confucius·Li Ren No. 4". Confucius said: "Today's filial piety means to be able to nourish. As for dogs and horses, they can all be kept. It's disrespectful, why bother? Confucius said: "Today's filial son only needs to be able to provide for his parents." Even dogs and horses can be fed. If you are not filial to your parents. So what is the difference between supporting your parents and raising dogs and horses? "From "The Analects of Confucius: The Second in Politics" (Spring and Autumn Period). The story of filial piety 01 Filial piety moved Tian Shun, the legendary ancient emperor and one of the Five Emperors. His surname was Yao, his given name was Chonghua, his name was Yu, and he was known as Yu Shun in history. According to legend, his father Gusou, stepmother, and half-brother Xiang tried to kill him many times: when they asked Shun to repair the roof of the barn, they set fire under the barn, but Shun jumped down and escaped with two bamboo hats in hand; when they asked Shun to dig a well, Gusou However, the old man and the elephant went to fill the well, and Shun dug a tunnel to escape. Afterwards, Shun showed no resentment, and was still respectful to his father and loving to his younger brother. His filial piety moved the Emperor of Heaven. Weeding. Emperor Yao heard that Shun was very filial and had the ability to handle political affairs, so he married his two daughters Ehuang and Nvying. After years of observation and testing, Emperor Yao selected Shun as his successor. He went to visit his father and still treated Xiang as a prince. 02 Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, Liu Heng, was born to Empress Dowager Bo in the eighth year of his reign (180 BC). He was famous all over the world and never slacked off in serving his mother. When her mother was ill for three years, he often couldn't sleep and couldn't take off his clothes. He tasted the medicines that his mother took before letting her take them with confidence. Governance, etiquette, and the development of agriculture made the Western Han Dynasty stable, the population prosperous, and the economy recovered and developed. His reign with Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was known as the "Government of Wenjing". 03 Zeng Shen, nicknamed Ziyu. , a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, a proud disciple of Confucius, known as "Zeng Zi" in the world, was famous for his filial piety. When he was young, his family was poor and he often went to the mountains to collect firewood. One day, guests came to the house, and his mother was at a loss, so she bit her own finger. Zeng Shen suddenly felt distressed and knew that his mother was calling him, so he quickly returned home with firewood on his back. His mother knelt down and asked why. "Zeng Shen then received the guests and treated them with courtesy. Zeng Shen was very knowledgeable and once proposed the self-cultivation method of "I should examine myself three times every day" ("The Analects of Confucius·Xueer"). It is said that he wrote Confucian books such as "The Great Learning" and "The Classic of Filial Piety" Classic, later generations of Confucians respected him as the "Zongsheng". 04 Baili Fumi Zhongyou, named Zilu, Jilu, was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and a proud disciple of Confucius. He was straightforward, brave and very filial in his early years. He often picked food for himself. He used wild vegetables to make food, but he returned home from a hundred miles away to serve his parents. After his parents died, he became a high official and was ordered to go to the state of Chu. He had hundreds of chariots and horses, and he had tens of thousands of grains. Sitting on the folded brocade mattress and eating a sumptuous feast, he often missed his parents and sighed: "Even if I want to eat wild vegetables, I have to bear rice for my parents, where can I get it?" "Confucius praised and said: "You serve your parents, it can be said that you did your best when you were alive, but you miss them after you die! "("Confucius' Family Sayings·Thoughts") 05 Lu Yishun's mother Min Sun, also known as Ziqian, was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period and a disciple of Confucius. He was known as well as Yan Yuan among Confucius for his virtues. Confucius once praised him and said: " How filial, Min Ziqian! "("The Analects of Confucius·Advanced"). His biological mother died young, and his father married a second wife and gave birth to two sons. His stepmother often abused him. In winter, his two younger brothers wore winter clothes made of cotton, but they gave him clothes made of reed catkins. One day, when his father went out, Min Sun shivered from the cold while pulling the cart, and dropped the rope. He was scolded and whipped by his father. The reeds flew out from the broken seams, and his father knew that Min Sun had suffered Abuse. When his father returned home, he wanted to divorce his stepmother. Min Sun begged his father to forgive his stepmother, saying, "I am the only one who will suffer the cold if I leave my mother. If I divorce her, all three children will suffer." "My father was very moved and accepted him. When my stepmother heard about it, she regretted her mistake and treated him like her own son from then on. 06 Tan Zi was married to Deer Ru, a man from the Spring and Autumn Period. His parents were old and suffering from eye diseases and needed to drink deer's milk for treatment. He He went deep into the mountains wearing a deerskin, got into the deer herd, squeezed the deer milk, and offered it to his parents. When he was collecting the milk, he saw a hunter about to shoot a muntjac deer. Tanzi hurriedly lifted up the deerskin and came out to squeeze the milk. The hunter was informed of the fact that the deer's milk had cured his parents' illness. The hunter respected him as a filial piety and gave him deer's milk as a gift and escorted him out of the mountain.
07 Playing and entertaining relatives Lao Laizi, a hermit from the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period, farmed at the southern foot of Mount Meng by himself in order to avoid the chaos in the world. He was filial to his parents and served them all the delicacies he could. He was still young at the age of 70. He often wore colorful clothes and played with a rattle like a child to make his parents happy. Once when he was delivering water to his parents, he fell when he entered the house. He was afraid that his parents would be sad, so he simply lay on the floor to study. The child cried while the elders laughed. 08 Sold his body to bury his father. According to legend, Dong Yong was a native of Qiancheng (now north of Gaoqing County, Shandong) during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He lost his mother when he was young and moved to Anlu (now in Hubei) to avoid war. Later, his father died, and Dong Yong sold himself as a slave to a wealthy family in exchange for funeral expenses. On the way to work, I met a woman under the shade of a locust tree and said she was homeless. The two got married. The woman spent one month weaving three hundred pieces of brocade to pay off Dong Yong's debts. On her way home, she walked to Huaiyin and told Dong Yong that she was the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven and was ordered to help Dong Yong pay off his debts. After speaking, he flew away in the air. Therefore, Huaiyin was renamed Xiaogan. 09 Carving wood for relatives Ding Lan is said to be a native of Hanoi (today's Henan and Yellow River North) during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Both his parents died when he was young. He often missed his parents' upbringing, so he carved statues of his parents out of wood. Jun discussed with the wooden statue that he would only eat three meals a day after serving them to his parents. He would definitely report them before going out and meet them when he got home. He would never slack off. Over time, his wife lost respect for the wooden statue and curiously pricked the wooden statue's fingers with a needle, and blood flowed from the wooden statue's fingers. When Ding Lan came home and saw tears in the eyes of the wooden statue, he asked for the truth and then abandoned his wife. 10 Working as a servant to support his mother Jiang Ge was a native of Linzi, Qi State during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He lost his father when he was young and served his mother with great filial piety. During the war, Jiang Ge fled with his mother on his back. He encountered bandits several times. The thieves wanted to kill him. Jiang Ge cried: his mother was old and had no one to support him. Seeing his filial piety, the thieves could not bear to kill him. Later, he moved to Xiapi, Jiangsu Province and worked as a hired worker to support his mother. He was poor and barefoot, but his mother had many needs. During the reign of Emperor Ming, he was elected as filial and honest, and during the reign of Emperor Zhang, he was elected as virtuous and upright, and was appointed as a lieutenant general with five senses. 11 Lu Ji, a deceased relative of Huaiju, was a scientist from Huating (now Songjiang, Shanghai), Wu County, Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period. When he was six years old, he followed his father Lu Kang to Jiujiang to visit Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu entertained him with oranges, but Lu Ji hid two oranges in his arms. Before leaving, the oranges rolled to the ground. Yuan Shu laughed and said, "Lu Lang came to my house as a guest. Do you want to carry the owner's oranges when you leave?" Lu Ji replied, "My mother likes to eat oranges. I want to take them back and give them to her." Mother has a taste. "Yuan Shu was very surprised to see that he knew how to be filial to his mother at a young age. When Lu Ji became an adult, he became erudite and knowledgeable, proficient in astronomy and calendar calculations. He once wrote the Map of the Huntian, annotated the Book of Changes, and wrote the Commentary on the Taixuan Jing. 12 Burying a son to serve his mother Guo Ju was a native of Longli (now Linxian County, Henan Province) in the Jin Dynasty. It is said that he was a native of Wenxian County, Hanoi (southwest of today's Wenxian County, Henan Province). His family was originally well-off. After his father died, he divided the family property into two shares and gave them to his two younger brothers. He was solely supported by his mother and was extremely filial to her. Later, the family gradually became poor and his wife gave birth to a boy. Guo Ju was worried that raising this child would inevitably affect the support of his mother, so he discussed with his wife: "We can have another son, but the mother cannot be resurrected after death, so it is better to bury the son and save some food to support the mother." "When they were digging a pit, they suddenly saw a jar of gold two feet underground, and wrote: "God has given Guo Ju, and the officials cannot take it, and the people cannot take it." The couple received gold, returned home to honor their mother, and were able to raise their children. 13 Fan Pillow and Warm Quilt Huang Xiang, a native of Xia'an, Jiangxi Province of the Eastern Han Dynasty, lost his mother at the age of nine and was extremely filial to his father. In the hot summer, she fanned her father's pillow and mat to cool down; in the cold winter, she used her body to warm her father's bedding. When he was young, he was proficient in classics and his literary talent was soaring. It was widely spread in the capital that "he is unparalleled in the world, the yellow boy of Jiangxia". Emperor An (107-125) was the governor of Wei County (now part of Hebei Province). Wei County suffered from floods, and Huang Xiang did everything he could to help the victims. He is the author of "Ode to the Nine Palaces", "Ode to the Emperor's Crown", etc. 14. Cai Shun was born in Runan (now part of Henan) in the Han Dynasty. He lost his father when he was young and was very filial to his mother. At that time, Wang Mang was in chaos and there was famine. Firewood and rice were expensive, so they had to pick mulberries and their children to satisfy their hunger. One day, he happened to meet the Red Eyebrow Army. The rebel soldier asked sharply: "Why are the red mulberries and black mulberries put in two baskets separately?" Cai Shun replied: "The black mulberries are for the mother to eat, and the red mulberries are left for the mother." Eat it yourself." The Red Eyebrow Army took pity on his filial piety and gave him three measures of white rice and a cow to take back to his mother as a show of respect. 15 Spring and Carp Jumping Jiang Shi, a native of Guanghan, Sichuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, married Pang. The husband and wife were filial, and their home was six or seven miles away from the Yangtze River. Pang often went to the river to get the Yangtze River water that her mother-in-law liked to drink. The mother-in-law loved to eat fish, so the couple often cooked fish for her to eat. The mother-in-law didn't want to eat it alone, so they invited the neighbor's old lady to eat with her. Once, due to strong winds, Pang returned late from fetching water. Jiang Shi suspected that she was neglecting her mother and kicked her out of the house. Pang lived in a neighbor's house, worked hard day and night spinning and weaving, and entrusted the neighbor with his savings to send home to honor his mother-in-law. Later, her mother-in-law learned about Pang's expulsion and ordered Jiang Shi to invite him back. On the day Pang came home, spring water suddenly spewed out of the courtyard. The taste was the same as that of the Yangtze River water, and two carps jumped out every day. From then on, Pang used these to worship his mother-in-law, without having to go far to the riverside. 16 Wen Lei Crying Tomb Wang Pao, a native of Yingling (now southeast of Changle, Shandong) during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, was erudite and versatile. His father Wang Yi was killed by Sima Zhao. He lived in seclusion and devoted himself to teaching. He never sat facing the west throughout his life, indicating that he would never become a minister of the Jin Dynasty. His mother was afraid of thunder when she was alive and was buried in the mountains and forests after her death. Whenever it was windy or rainy and he heard thunder, he would run to his mother's grave, kneel down and comfort her, saying: "Pei'er is here, mother, don't be afraid."
"When he was teaching, whenever he read the chapter "Polygonum", he would often burst into tears and miss his parents. 17 Aunt Cui Shannan, named, was born in Boling (now part of Hebei) in the Tang Dynasty, and served as an official in Shannan West Road Jiedu At that time, Cui Shannan's great-grandmother, Mrs. Changsun, was old and lost her teeth. Her grandmother, Mrs. Tang, was very filial. After washing every day, she would go to the hall to feed her mother-in-law with her own milk. For several years, Mrs. Changsun could not help her. Even if she ate other meals, she would still be healthy. When Mrs. Changsun was seriously ill, she gathered her whole family together and said, "I can't repay the bride for her kindness. I hope her descendants will respect her just as she respects me." "Later Cui Shannan became a high-ranking official, and as expected, he respected his grandmother, Mrs. Tang, as Mrs. Changsun asked. 18 Wo Bing begged Li Wangxiang, a native of Langya. His biological mother died early, and his stepmother Zhu said bad things about him in front of his father many times, so that He lost his father's love. When his parents were sick, he was still undressed to serve his stepmother. It was freezing cold, so he undressed and lay on the ice. The ice suddenly melted, and two carp jumped out after his stepmother ate it. He recovered. Wang Xiang lived in seclusion for more than 20 years and later became the magistrate of Wen County. 19 Wu Meng, a native of Puyang in the Jin Dynasty, learned to honor his parents at the age of eight. Poverty, no mosquito net, and mosquito bites prevented his father from sleeping peacefully. Every summer night, Wu Meng would sit naked in front of his father's bed, letting the mosquitoes bite him without driving them away, fearing that the mosquitoes would leave him and bite his father. 20 Killing the Tiger to Save His Father Yang Xiang. , a native of the Jin Dynasty. When he was fourteen years old, he went to the fields to harvest rice with his father. Suddenly, a fierce tiger ran up and knocked his father away. Yang Xiang was unarmed. In order to save his father, he hurriedly jumped forward and used He used all his strength to strangle the tiger's throat. The tiger finally let go of his father and ran away. 21 Meng Zong was born in Jiangxia during the Three Kingdoms period. His father died when he was young, and his mother was old and seriously ill. The doctor ordered him to make soup with fresh bamboo shoots in the middle of winter. Meng Zong had nothing to do with the fresh bamboo shoots, so he ran to the bamboo forest alone, holding the bamboo and crying. After a while, he suddenly heard the sound of cracking in the ground and saw several young bamboo shoots growing on the ground. Meng Zong was overjoyed and picked them to make soup. His mother drank them. Sure enough, he recovered. Later, when he was appointed as the magistrate of Jiuling County in Sikong, he suddenly resigned and returned to his hometown. At home, I learned that my father had been seriously ill for two days. The doctor told him, "To know whether the patient's condition is good or bad, just taste the patient's feces. It will taste bitter." " So Qian Lou tasted his father's feces and found that it tasted sweet. He was very worried. He knelt down and worshiped the Big Dipper at night, begging to die on his father's behalf. A few days later, his father died. Qian Lou buried his father and stayed there for three years. 23 Abandonment Guanxun's mother Zhu Shouchang was a native of Tianchang in the Song Dynasty. When she was seven years old, her biological mother Liu was jealous of her aunt (father's first wife) and had to remarry. For fifty years, there was no communication between mother and son. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, Zhu Shouchang was an official in the court and once wrote a blood letter. According to the "Diamond Sutra", he traveled far and wide to look for his biological mother. After getting clues, he decided to abandon his official position and go to Shaanxi to look for his biological mother. He vowed never to return until he saw his mother. Finally, he met his biological mother and two younger brothers in Shaanzhou. Mother and son reunited and returned together. At this time, the mother. He is over seventy years old. 24 Huang Tingjian, a native of Fenning (now Xiushui, Jiangxi Province) in the Northern Song Dynasty, is a famous poet and calligrapher. Although he holds a high position, he serves his mother with all his heart and is devoted to her every night. Washing the toilet bowl, never forgetting his son's duty.