22 Confucius’ famous aphorisms about filial piety

1. The nurturing of a filial son means enjoying his heart and not violating his ambition. ——"Book of Rites"

2. There are three types of filial piety: first, respecting relatives, secondly, not being humiliated, and secondly, being able to support others. ——"Book of Rites"

3. It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. ——"The Analects of Confucius"

4. When Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, Confucius said: "My parents are only worried about their illness." ——"The Analects of Confucius for Politics"

5. The love of parents is also Love them, respect them as their parents do. ——Confucius

6. Order the elders and younger ones. ——Mencius

7. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. ——Mencius

8. The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives. ——Mencius

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

10. Father and son are related, monarch and ministers are righteous, husband and wife are different, elders and young are related, and friends are trustworthy. ——Mencius

11. Which thing is greater? It is the greatest thing to do things closely; to protect oneself, which one is greater? Keep your body intact. I have heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies; I have not heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies. What's wrong? Serving relatives is the foundation of everything; who doesn't keep it? Keeping oneself is the foundation of keeping oneself. ——Mencius

12. The true form of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true form of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. ——Mencius

Thirteen. If you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a human being; if you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a son. ——Mencius

14. 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 cannot live with them - Mencius

15. Five of the so-called unfilial people in the world are lazy, four of them are unfilial, and one is unfilial, regardless of the support of his parents; he is fond of gambling and drinking, and he does not care about his parents. The second is unfilial piety; the second is unfilial piety; being fond of goods and wealth, having a private wife, and not caring about the support of parents; the third unfilial piety; the fourth unfilial piety: killing one's parents based on the desires of the ears and eyes; and the fifth unfilial piety: being brave and ruthless in order to endanger one's parents. ——Mencius

16. Having no father and no king is like a beast. ——Mencius

17. The virtuous and the unworthy cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if beauty and evil cannot be moved. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

18. A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his king. This is the prosperity of ministers. ——Zhuangzi

19. Those who care for their relatives should not choose the right place to settle them, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi

20. Confucius said: "You are filial, Min Ziqian. A person does not care about the words of his parents and his younger brothers."

21. Confucius said: "The words of parents One must be happy, and the other is fear. 22. Zi Xia asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "It's difficult to look at sex. When something happens, a disciple will do his work, have wine and food, and give you food. Do you ever think you are filial?"

23. When parents are here, if you don't travel far away, you will have a way to travel.< /p>

Twenty-four. Today’s filial piety means being able to raise dogs and horses. As for dogs and horses, they can be raised. How can they be different if they are disrespectful?

Twenty-five. Parents only worry about their illness< /p>

Twenty-six. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. The son wants to support but does not wait for his relatives.

Twenty-seven. If you have not changed your father's ways for three years, you can be called filial.

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