Famous aphorisms about honoring your parents

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop; the child wants to be raised but cannot be loved.

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

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

Be careful when going in and out for support, and don’t get tired of being there 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 be filial to your parents, you will be a good son if you are filial; if you are filial to your mother-in-law, you will be filial and you will be virtuous.

It means: being filial to your parents means you are a good son, 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".

Disciples will be filial when they enter, and they will be younger when they leave.

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.

Meaning: When your parents call you, you should quickly respond; when your parents give orders, you should quickly do it. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".

A husband's filial piety is the scripture 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.

Meaning: When parents call you, you should immediately agree, do not neglect, and be sincere

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.

Meaning: 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".

Those who are arrogant to their relatives are those who disrespect their relatives.

Meaning: People who do not respect other people’s parents will certainly not respect their own parents. From "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei".

Mencius said: "If you don't get closeness, you can't be a son; if you don't get closeness, you can't be a son."

Mencius said: "(In Shun's eyes) a son and a If the relationship between parents is not good, they cannot be a good person; if a son cannot obey his parents in everything, he cannot be a son." From (Spring and Autumn Period). "Mencius Li Lou Shang".