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Famous aphorisms about filial piety (China)

1. For those who care for their relatives, they should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi

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

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

4. Only being filial to your parents can relieve worries. ——Mencius

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

6. 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"

7. There are three kinds of filial piety: the first is respecting relatives, the second is not humiliating, and the second is being able to support. ——"Book of Rites"

8. 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

9. The elders and the younger are in order. ——Mencius

10. The elders stand, the young do 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

11. When an elder asks, do not bully; when an elder orders, do not be late; when an elder gives a gift, do not dare to refuse. ——Zhou Bingqing

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

13. All parents love their children. ——Chen Hongmou

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

15. Love what your parents love, and respect what your parents love. ——Confucius

16. Father and son are related, monarch and ministers are righteous, husband and wife are distinguished, elders and young are related, and friends are trustworthy. ——Mencius

17. 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

18. When I am old, I am in harmony with the old 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

19. When Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, Confucius said: "Parents only worry about their illness." ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"

20. There is nothing for the mother. instead. ——Ba Jin

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

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

23. Losing a loving mother is like a flower in a vase. Although it still has color and fragrance, it has lost its root.

24. There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. Four of them are lazy. The first one is unfilial. They do not care about their parents’ support. The first one is unfilial. The second one is gambling and drinking and do not care about their parents’ support. The second one is unfilial. They are fond of goods and wealth and do not care about their wives. The third act of unfilial piety is to be nourished by one's parents; the fourth act of unfilial piety is to kill one's parents based on the desires of one's ears and eyes; the fourth act of unfilial piety is to be brave and aggressive in order to endanger one's parents. ——Mencius

25. 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