A collection of famous sayings and aphorisms about filial piety are as follows

When I am old, I am in harmony with the elders of others; when I am young, I am in harmony with the young of others. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. ——Mencius

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

What is the most important thing when doing things? The most important thing is to do things personally. What is the most important thing about keeping oneself? Keeping oneself is the best 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

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

If you don’t have relatives, you can’t be a person; if you don’t have relatives, 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 joy; looking up to Heaven and not being ashamed of others is two joys; being able to educate the world's talents and educating them is three joys. 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. The fourth one is laziness. The first one is unfilial, and one does not care about one’s parents’ support. The second one is unfilial piety when gambling and drinking does not consider one’s parents’ support. The third one is unfilial piety when one is fond of goods and wealth and has a private wife, regardless of one’s parents’ support. Also, following the desires of the ears and eyes, thinking that one is killing one's parents is the fourth form of unfilial piety; being brave and fighting ruthlessly, endangering one's parents, is the fifth form of unfilial piety. ——Mencius

He who has no father and no king 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

Etiquette 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

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"

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

Respecting relatives is more beautiful than three animals. ——Zhi Yu

If father and son do not believe, then the family will not be harmonious. ——Wu Zetian

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

Those who live in harmony within themselves will have a prosperous family. ——Lin Bu

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

The elders stand, the young should not sit. The elders sit, it is their destiny to sit. In front of elders, one should keep one's voice low, but it is not appropriate to not listen. If you advance, you must move forward, but if you retreat, you must be late. When asked, don’t look away. ——Li Yuxiu

Every parent loves his or her son. ——Chen Hongmou

When you serve your elders, your voice is easy to be solemn. Do not shout loudly for trivial matters. ——Zhou Bingqing

When an elder asks, don’t bully someone; when an elder gives an order, don’t be late in doing it; when an elder gives a gift, don’t dare to refuse. ——Zhou Bingqing

Those who value wealth and despise their parents are not good sons. ——Zhu Bailu

Losing a loving mother is like a flower in a vase. Although it still has color and fragrance, it has lost its roots. ——Lao She

Nothing can replace a mother. ——Ba Jin

In the eyes of parents, children are always a part of themselves, and children are an opportunity for their ideal self to come back again.

——Fei Xiaotong