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

2) A filial son should not let his relatives have a cold heart, a troubled heart, a fearful heart, a depressed heart, a hard-to-speak heart, or a heart of shame and hatred. ——Yuan Cai

3) The true meaning of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true meaning of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. ——Mencius

4) When it comes to things, which one is greater? To do things personally is the greatest thing; to guard oneself, which one is greater? 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

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

6) 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

7) All parents love their children. ——Chen Hongmou

8) Whoever says nothing will be rewarded with three rays of spring. ——Meng Jiao

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

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

11) When caring for one’s relatives, one should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi

12) Nothing can replace a mother. ——Ba Jin

13) The ceremony is broken and short, with more than enough damage but not enough benefit. It expresses love and respect and cultivates the beauty of righteousness. ——Xunzi

14) 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: The Holy Chapter"

15) Filial piety will beget filial sons, and disobedience will beget disobedient sons. ——"Zengguang Xianwen"