The nurturing of a filial son is to be happy with one's heart and not against one's aspirations. ——"Book of Rites" There are three kinds of filial piety: the first is to respect relatives, the second is not to be humiliated, and the second is to be able to support. ——"Book of Rites" It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, and Confucius said: "Parents are only worried about their illness." ——"The Analects of Confucius: Politics" What parents love is also loved, and what parents are respected is also respected. ——Confucius The elders and the younger are in order. ——Mencius: When I am old, I am in harmony with other people's oldness; when I am young, I am in harmony with others' youngness. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. ——Mencius There is nothing greater than respecting one’s relatives as a filial son. ——Mencius Only being filial to your parents can relieve your worries. ——Mencius 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: Which one 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 The true form of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true form of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. ——Mencius 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 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: There are five unfilial persons in the secular world. Four are lazy. The first is unfilial. They do not care about the support of their parents. The second is unfilial. They are fond of gambling and drinking and do not care about the support of their parents. The second is unfilial. The third is unfilial. Also, following the desires of the ears and eyes to kill one's parents is the fourth unfilial act; being brave and fighting fiercely to endanger one's parents is the fifth unfilial act. ——Mencius Without a father and a king, he is just a beast. ——Mencius The virtuous and the unworthy cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if good and evil cannot be moved. ——"Lu Shi Chun Qiu" A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his king. This is the prosperity of ministers. ——Zhuangzi Those who serve their relatives do not choose the right place to live in peace, which is the utmost filial piety.

——Zhuangzi