1. If you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a human being; if you don’t get closeness, you can’t be a son. ——Mencius

2. 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

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

4. Old people, I am old, and people are old; young people, I am young, and people are young. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. ——Mencius

5. A gentleman has three pleasures, but the king of the world does not share them. Having both parents and having brothers without any reason is one happiness; looking up to Heaven and not being ashamed of others is the second happiness; being able to educate the talented people from all over the world is the third happiness. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. ——Mencius

6. Love what your parents love, and respect what your parents respect.

——Confucius