1 The most distressing thing in the world is to look down on your own home.
——Dickens
2 Only being filial to your parents can relieve your worries.
——Mencius
3 A virtuous wife brings few disasters, and a son is filial to his father and has a generous heart.
Meaning: If a wife is virtuous, her husband will have fewer disasters; if the children are filial, the parents will be happy.
——From "Zengguang Xianwen" (Ming Dynasty).
4 Honoring parents can often replace the noblest feelings.
——Meng Ke
5 Father and son are related, monarch and ministers are righteous, husband and wife are different, elders and young are related, and friends are trustworthy.
——Mencius
6 He who is arrogant to his relatives is also disrespectful to his relatives.
Meaning: People who do not respect other people’s parents will certainly not respect their own parents.
——From "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei".