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

2. To serve one’s relatives, do not choose the right place to make them happy, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi

3. Ritual, long and short, has more than enough damage but not enough benefit. It expresses love and respect and cultivates the beauty of righteousness. ——Xunzi

4. The nature of heaven and earth is that human beings are noble; no human behavior is greater than filial piety, and no filial piety is greater than a strict father. ——"The Book of Filial Piety·Shengzhi Chapter"

5. Parents are the foundation of human beings. ——Sima Qian

6. Treating relatives with respect is more beautiful than three animals.

7. If father and son do not believe, the family will be in disharmony.

8. Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao

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

10. When it comes to things, which one is the greatest? To do things personally is the greatest thing; to guard oneself, which one is greatest? To guard oneself is the greatest thing. 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. Who is not doing things? Serving relatives is the foundation of things. Who is not doing things? Guarding oneself is the foundation of keeping things. ——Mencius

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

12. 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

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

14. There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. Four of them are laziness. The first one is unfilial. They do not care about their parents’ support. A wife who neglects the support of her parents is the third unfilial piety; the desire of her ears and eyes to kill her parents is the fourth unfilial piety; the wife who is brave and aggressive and endangers her parents is the fifth unfilial piety. ——Mencius

15. Without a father and a king, he is just a beast. ——Mencius

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

17. Those who are harmonious at home will have a prosperous family.

18. Everyone has a heart of kindness and filial piety. ——Su Che

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

20. When Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, Confucius said: "Parents only worry about their illness." ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"