1. 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

2. There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. Four of them are laziness and neglecting the support of parents. A wife who neglects the support of her parents is the third unfilial piety; the desire of her ears and eyes to kill her parents is the fourth unfilial piety; the wife who is brave and aggressive and endangers her parents is the fifth unfilial piety. ——Mencius

3. If your parents are with you, if you don’t travel far away, you will definitely travel well. ——Confucius

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. ——"Four Words"

5. If you value wealth and neglect your parents, you will not be a good person. ——Zhu Bailu

6. As a person, you must respect your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be polite to everyone. ——Russell

7. Honoring parents can often replace the noblest feelings. ——Meng Ke

8. The father is watching his ambitions, but the father is not watching his actions. If you have not changed your father's ways for three years, you can be called filial. ——Confucius

A collection of famous sayings about respecting parents and elders

9. Treating relatives with respect is better than three sacrifices. ——Zhi Yu

10. Treat your parents as you want your children to treat you. ——Isocrates.

11. Goodwill brings happiness, and civilization brings harmony. ——(France) Hugo

12. Don’t be slow to answer the call, be sincere and cheerful. ——"Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favor"

13. To be a son, one should stop at filial piety; to be a father, one should stop at kindness. ——"University"

14. Mother is the only force that can make death surrender. ——(Former Soviet Union) Gorky

15. A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his emperor. This is the prosperity of ministers. ——Zhuangzi

16. Those who care for their relatives should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. ——Zhuangzi

17. Kissing relatives is benevolence; respecting elders is righteousness. ——"Mencius: Devotion to the Heart"

18. A poor family knows a filial son, and a country in chaos knows a loyal minister. ——"Collection of Famous Sages"

19. Elders should stand, children should not sit. Elders should sit, and their destiny is 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

20. All outstanding extraordinary people have outstanding mothers. In their later years, they respect their mothers very much and regard them as their best friends. ——(UK) Dickens

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

22. We should be considerate of the elderly as we would treat children. ——(Germany) Goethe

23. A filial son will be filial if he is close to his parents, and if he admires others, he will be admired by others. ——Lin Bu's "Saving Heart Record"

24. Don't be slow when your parents call you; don't be lazy when your parents ask you to do it. ——Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations"

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

26. Filial piety is the law of heaven and the righteousness of earth. ——"The Classic of Filial Piety"

27. A filial son should not let his relatives have a cold heart, a troubled heart, a frightened heart, a depressed heart, a hard-to-speak heart, or a heart of shame and hatred.

——Yuan Cai