Short quotes and aphorisms about filial piety and respect for elders include:

1. As a person, you must respect your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be generous to all people. Be polite. ——Russell

2. As a father, the greatest joy is to be able to inspire and educate his children based on the path he has traveled during his lifetime. ——Montaigne

3. Confucius said that filial piety is the scripture of heaven, the righteousness of earth, and the conduct of the people. ——Kangxi

4. To know the kindness of relatives, it depends on your son; if you want your son to be obedient, you must first be filial to your parents. ——From "Four Words"

5. Great filial piety and lifelong admiration for parents. Only being filial to parents can relieve worries. ——Meng Ke

6. It is at our mother’s knees that we obtain our noblest, most sincere and most lofty ideals, but there is rarely any money in them. ——Mark Twain

7. In this world, we always need to repay the most beautiful person, which is mother. ——Ostrovsky

8. If a man makes his mother sad, no matter how high his status is or how famous he is, he is a despicable person.

9. As a person, we should respect our parents, be kind to our children, be generous to our poor relatives, and be polite to everyone.

10. There is no more important human behavior than filial piety. Filial piety is the foundation of being a human being; respect is the foundation of being a human being.