Interpretation: Confucius said: "It is rare to be a man, to be filial to parents, to respect brothers, and to like to offend elders and superiors;" There is no one who likes to rebel instead of offending his elders and superiors. A gentleman should devote himself to the foundation, and when the foundation is established, the truth of governing the country and being a man comes into being. The so-called "filial piety" and "filial piety" can be the basis of "benevolence". "
2. Confucius said: Disciples are filial when they enter, but embarrassed when they leave. I sincerely believe that if I love the masses and the people, and if I have spare capacity, I will learn from them.
Interpretation: Confucius said: children should be filial to their parents at home, respect their older brothers when they go out, be cautious in words and deeds, pay attention to credit, be friendly with others extensively, and be kind to the people. After doing this, they can use it to learn all kinds of cultural knowledge.
3. Confucius said: My father is here, so I look at his ambition. Father didn't. Observe his actions. Three years without changing your father's ways can be described as filial piety.
Interpretation: Confucius said; "When his father was alive, (because he had no right to act independently), we should observe his ambition; After his father's death, we should examine his behavior; If he does not change the reasonable part of his father for a long time, such a person can be said to have done his filial piety. "
4. Meng Wenxiao. Confucius said, "No violation." His son Yu told him, "Ask me about filial piety, and I won't violate it." Fan Chi said, "What is it?" Confucius said, "Treat things with courtesy when you are alive, treat people with courtesy when you die, and treat people with courtesy when you die."
Interpretation: Meng Ke asked: "What is filial piety?" The gentleman said, "Don't violate it." One day, Fan Chi rode a rickshaw for her husband. The husband told him: "Sun Meng asked me about filial piety, and I told him not to disobey." Fan Chi said, "What does this mean?" Mr. Wang said, "Parents are born as human beings, so they should be dressed. When you die, you will be buried with ceremony and sacrificed with ceremony. "
5. Meng asked about filial piety. Confucius said, "Parents only worry about their illness."
Interpretation: Meng Wenxiao, Confucius said: "Parents only worry about the illness of their filial son."
6. Ziyou asks filial piety. Confucius said, "Today's filial piety means that it can be raised. As for dogs and horses, you can keep them. Why don't you respect them? "
Interpretation: Ziyou asked Confucius about filial piety. Confucius said: "filial piety today only means that you can adopt your parents, but you can also have a dog or a horse." If you are not sincere and filial to your parents, what is the difference between raising dogs and horses? "
7. Xia Zi asks filial piety. Confucius said, "Color is difficult. I'll take care of you, eat and drink. Sir, do you think this is filial piety? "
Interpretation: Xia Zi asked Confucius what filial piety was. Confucius told him: "it is the hardest to be kind to parents." If you have something to do for your parents and something delicious to eat for your parents and brothers first, is this filial piety? "
8. Confucius said: "The father is there, watching his ambition; Father didn't, observe his actions; It is filial piety not to change the way of the father for three years. "
Interpretation: Confucius said: "A person should be evaluated in this way. When his father is alive, he should look at his ambition; " It depends on his father's behavior after his death. If three years after his father's death, he still adheres to the inherent code of conduct as before his father's death, then this person has achieved filial piety. "