1. Be careful and don’t get tired of being served day and night.
It means: Parents should be careful to support them when they go in and out (doors), and don’t get tired of serving them in the morning and evening. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors".
2. If you are filial to your parents, you will be a good son; if you are filial to your mother-in-law, you will be filial and you will be virtuous.
It means: being filial to your parents means you are a good son, being filial to your father-in-law and mother-in-law can lead to a reputation of being both filial and virtuous. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors".
3. Disciples will be filial when they enter, and they will be younger when they leave.
It means: Young disciples should be filial to their parents when they return home, and they should respect and love their brothers when they go out. From "The Analects of Confucius? The First in Learning" (Spring and Autumn Period).
4. Don’t be slow when your parents call you; don’t be lazy when your parents order them.
Meaning: When your parents call you, you should quickly respond; when your parents give orders, you should quickly do it. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".
5. A husband’s filial piety is the scripture of heaven and the righteousness of earth.
Meaning: Filial piety is a matter of course. From "The Classic of Filial Piety".
6. Don’t be slow to answer the call, be sincere and cheerful.
Meaning: When parents call you, you should immediately agree, do not neglect, be sincere, and smile. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors".
7. Good food should be used by parents first, and good clothes should be worn by parents first.
It means: Give your parents good food first, and give your parents good clothes first. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors".
8. A poor family knows a filial son, and a country in chaos knows a loyal minister.
Meaning: Only when the family is poor can a true filial son be discovered; only when the country is in danger can a true loyal minister be identified. From "Collection of Famous Sages".
9. Those who are arrogant to their relatives are those who disrespect their relatives.
Meaning: People who do not respect other people’s parents will certainly not respect their own parents. From "Three Kingdoms? Book of Wei".
10. Mencius said: "If you don't get closeness, you can't be a son; if you don't get closeness, you can't be a son."
Mencius said: "(In Shun's eyes) If a son does not get along well with his parents, he cannot be a good person; if a son cannot obey his parents in everything, he cannot be a son." From (Spring and Autumn Period). "Mencius Li Lou Shang".
11. Mencius said: "When we are old, we are as old as others; when we are young, we are as young as others."
Mencius said: "Respect your elders and spread them out." Respect the elders of other people's families; caress your own children, and spread it to caress the children of other families." From "Mencius - King Hui of Liang" (Spring and Autumn Period).
12. Mencius said: "Kissing relatives is benevolence; respecting elders is righteousness."
Mencius said: "Loving parents is benevolence; respecting elders is righteousness." "From the (Spring and Autumn Period) "Mencius: Give Your Heart to Your Heart".
13. Mencius said: "Everyone loves his own parents and grows up with them, and the world is peaceful."
Mencius said: "As long as everyone loves his own parents and respects them, One's own elders, then the world will naturally be at peace." From "Mencius Li Lou Shang" (Spring and Autumn Period).
14. Don’t let your parents suffer from hard work, and don’t let your parents suffer from sorrow.
It means: Don’t let your parents suffer, don’t let your parents share your worries. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors".
15. If you like what you like, use your strength; if you dislike what you like, be careful to get rid of it.
It means: children should try their best to prepare things for their parents if they like them; things that their parents hate should be carefully removed for them. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".
16. If a relative has a fault, he will be corrected if he remonstrates. My color is calm and my voice is soft.
Meaning: Parents are at fault, advise them to change. Smile and speak softly. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".
17. If you love me, it’s hard to be filial; if you love me or hate me, filial piety is the only way to be virtuous.
It means: My parents love me, so why should I be filial? What is the difficulty in being filial to my parents; my parents hate me, but I am still filial, that is virtuous. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".
18. A virtuous wife brings few troubles to her husband, 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).
19. Among thousands of classics, filial piety and righteousness come first.
Meaning: Thousands of classics say that filial piety and righteousness are the first things people should do. From "Zengguang Xianwen" (Qing Dynasty)
20. Always be considerate of your parents' wishes and don't teach them to worry about you.
Meaning: Always be considerate and understanding of your parents, and don’t let your parents worry. From "Encouragement to Repay Parents' Favors".
21. The first is to be a filial brother, and the second is to be sincere.
It means: First of all, you must be filial to your parents and respect your brothers. Secondly, you must be cautious and keep your word. From (Qing Dynasty) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".
22. Injury to one’s body will cause worries to relatives; injury to one’s virtue will cause shame to one’s relatives.
Meaning: When the body is injured, the parents are worried; when morals are corrupted, the parents are humiliated. From (Please) Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations".
23. Being a son should end with filial piety; being a father should end with kindness.
It means: as a son, you must be filial to your parents; as a father, you must be loving to your son. From "The Great Learning"
24. Filial piety is the beginning of virtue, brotherhood is the sequence of virtue, faith is the thickest virtue, and loyalty is the righteousness of virtue. He is also a person who has participated in the Four Virtues of Zhongfu.
It means: Honoring your parents is the beginning of morality, respecting your brother is the order of morality, trust is the depth of morality, and loyalty is the direction of morality. Zeng Shen was a person with exactly these four morals. ’ comes from "Family Language? Disciples' Practice".
25. A filial son will be filial to his parents, and he will be filial to others.
It means: If you are filial to your parents, your children will also be filial to you; if you respect others, others will also respect you. From "Song Xin Lu" by Lin Bu (Song Dynasty).
26. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back.
It means: when the lamb kneels down to suck milk, the little crow can in turn feed the old crow to repay the parents for their nurturing kindness. From Zengguang Xianwen (Ming Dynasty).
27. We need to ask how to be filial to our relatives. Being filial to our relatives is more than just food and clothing. Being filial to our relatives does not make our relatives angry. It is all about loving and respecting our relatives and being filial.
It means: How to honor your parents. Honoring your parents is not just about feeding them and clothing them; honoring your parents does not mean making them angry. Loving and respecting your parents is full filial piety. From "Repaying Kindness to Parents".
28. 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.
It means: Only by raising children can you understand the nurturing grace of your parents; if you ask your children to be filial to you, you must first be filial to your own parents. From "Four Words".
29. Zengzi said: Fortunately, there are three things: the first is filial piety, respecting relatives, the second is not being humiliated, and the second is being able to support.
Zengzi said: "There are three points in filial piety. The first filial piety is to respect your parents, the second is not to bring shame to your parents with your words and deeds, and the third is to be able to provide for your parents." From the "Book of Rites" (Spring and Autumn Period).
30. Confucius said: "One must not know the age of one's parents, one with joy and the other with fear."
Confucius said; "The age of one's parents cannot be ignored." I know. On the one hand, I am happy for their longevity, and on the other hand, I am worried about their aging." From "The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren No. 4" (Spring and Autumn Period).
31. Confucius said: "If your parents are alive and you don't travel far away, you must have a way to travel."
Confucius said; A clear place to go. "From the (Spring and Autumn) "The Analects of Confucius? Li Ren Fourth".
32. Confucius said: "Today's filial piety is said to be able to support. As for dogs and horses, they can all be kept. It's disrespectful, why bother? ”
Confucius said: “Today’s filial son only needs to be able to provide for his parents.” Even dogs and horses can be fed. If you are not filial to your parents. So what is the difference between supporting your parents and raising dogs and horses? "From (Spring and Autumn Period) "The Analects of Confucius? The second best for politics".
33. Unfilial people are the most hateful people in the world. --------- Lu Xun
34. Patriotism is deeply rooted in human instincts and emotions. Patriotism is an amplified filial piety.
35. A natural person loves his children, and an educated person will love his parents - Lin Yutang
36. Great filial piety will always admire your parents. . Only being filial to your parents can relieve your worries. -------Meng Ke
37. Honoring your parents can often replace the noblest feelings. ------Meng Ke
38. Mother’s love is better than all love——Shakespeare
39. There is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world, and that is the call of mother——Dante
40. We love our parents almost unconsciously, because this kind of love is as natural as human life. Only at the final moment of separation can we see how deeply rooted this feeling is. -------- Maupassant
41. A filial son should not let his relatives have a cold heart, a troubled heart, a fearful heart, a depressed heart, a hard-to-speak heart, and a shameful heart-- ----Yuan Cai
42. We should treat the elderly as we treat children. ----Goethe
43. How do you want your children to treat you? Treat your parents as you should. ------- Isocrates
44. As a person, be respectful to your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be kind to your children. Everyone must be polite.——Russell
Twenty-Four Filial Piety _Loyalty and Filial Piety
Shen Zhixu, the guard general of Daochuan, Hunan Province in the Ming Dynasty, had an only daughter named Zi. She was smart and eager to learn, and learned martial arts from her father. Because her father died on the battlefield while leading an army against the enemy, Shen Yunying was only seventeen years old at the time. She climbed up to a high place and shouted loudly: "Although I am a little girl, for what reason?" To fulfill my father's legacy of defending the city, I will fight to the death. It is hoped that all soldiers and civilians will protect their hometown. "Everyone was deeply moved and vowed to regain the lost ground. The siege was quickly lifted and victory was won. Shen Yunying found her father's body and cried loudly. All the soldiers and civilians put on mourning clothes and attended the funeral. The imperial court ordered Shen Zhixu to be made deputy deputy. Shen Yunying was appointed as the guerrilla general and continued to guard the Daozhou capital. Later, a memorial temple was built for her to commemorate her loyalty and filial piety.
There is a poem that eulogizes:
Foreign troops attacked the city and besieged the rebels, and E Mei fought hard to relieve the siege; the father's enemy was besieging the city and it was hard to cover the snow, and his reputation for loyalty and filial piety has been passed down through the ages.
Twenty-four filial piety_Looking at the clouds and missing relatives
There was a man named Di Renjie in the Tang Dynasty. His family was poor since he was a child, he was diligent and studious, and later became the prime minister. He was an honest official, benevolent in his administration, and was respected by both the government and the public. One of his colleagues was sent to the frontier as a missionary, and his mother fell seriously ill. He was very sad if he left like this and could not be by his side. After Renjie knew his painful mood, he hereby asked the emperor to appoint someone else. One day Renjie was on an inspection tour and passed through the Taihang Mountains on the way. He climbed to the top of the mountain, looked down at the clouds, and said to his entourage: "My relatives live under the white clouds." He lingered for a long time without leaving, and could not help but shed tears of missing his relatives. There is a poem that eulogizes:
I miss my family day and night, my spirit and spirit are hurt, I cry when I go to the mountain to see my mother; I live in the prime minister's country and still feel filial, and I am worthy of serving my ministers and worthy of the people.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Send a Letter to Save Your Father
During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Chun Yuyi who became a disciple of Yang Qing, a famous physician in Qi State, and learned superb medical skills. He once performed Passed the Cang Ling of Qi State. After his teacher passed away, he abandoned his official position and practiced medicine. Because of his upright personality, he offended a powerful person while practicing medicine, which later led to his being framed and taken to the capital to be punished. His daughter's name was Tiying. Although she was a weak woman, she spared no effort and traveled long distances to Chang'an to complain to the emperor. She stated the harmful effects of corporal punishment and explained that her father was honest and caring for the people when he was an official, and he was benevolent and helpful to the world when he was a doctor. Now he is indeed being framed. I am willing to suffer the punishment for my father. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was deeply moved by Tiying's filial piety, pardoned her father, and issued an edict to abolish corporal punishment. There is a poem that says:
I went to Beijing with my father and endured hardships, and wrote a letter with clear intentions; the imperial edict granted him pardon as a sign of his filial piety, and he also sacrificed his flesh as a punishment to benefit future generations.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Raising Relatives in Colorful Clothes
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Yang. His family was very poor, but he was very filial and relied on begging to support his parents. So people called him Yang Qi. All the food he asked for was taken home and dedicated to his parents. His parents had never tasted it, and even though he was hungry, he did not dare to taste it first. If there is wine, he will kneel down and give it to his parents. When his parents take the cup, he will get up and sing and dance like a child to make his parents happy. Some people sympathized with his poverty and advised him to work for others and use the income to support his family. Yang Qi replied: "My parents are old. If I work for others and are too far away from home, I will not be able to serve them in time." Those who listened felt that he was really a filial son. Later, when his parents died, he begged for a coffin for burial. On every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, people take food and go to the tomb to cry and offer sacrifices. There is a poem in praise of it:
Begging for wine and serving relatives to fulfill the etiquette, singing and dancing to learn the charming posture; entertaining relatives wonderfully and making laughter, the spring breeze is constantly blowing in the room
Twenty-four filial piety_crying bamboo shoots
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a filial son whose surname was Meng, whose name was Zong, and whose courtesy name was Gongwu. He lost his father when he was young. His family was very poor, and the mother and son depended on each other. When I grew up, my mother became old and frail. No matter what his mother wanted to eat, he would try his best to satisfy her. One day, my mother was seriously ill and wanted to eat bamboo shoots to make soup, but it was winter, with ice and snow, wind and snow, so where could the bamboo shoots come from? He was helpless and couldn't think of any good solution, so he ran to the bamboo forest and hugged the bamboo and cried bitterly. After crying for a long time, I just felt that my whole body was hot, and the wind was also hot. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the ice and snow around him had melted, and the vegetation had turned from withered to green. Looking carefully, he saw that many bamboo shoots were growing around him. His filial piety moved heaven and earth. He gave the bamboo shoots to his mother to eat, and her illness was cured. There is a poem that says:
The tears are falling and the wind is cold, and the bamboo poles are rustling; in a moment, the winter bamboo shoots are coming out, and God's will brings peace.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Fighting Tigers to Save Father
During the Jin Dynasty, there was a filial son named Yang Xiang. When he was fourteen years old, he often followed his father to the fields to harvest crops. One day, a tiger suddenly picked up his father. Yang Xiang was unarmed at the time, but he knew deeply that he had to save his father, so regardless of his own danger, he immediately climbed on the tiger's back and strangled the tiger's neck tightly. The tiger finally let go and escaped. His father escaped from the tiger's mouth and saved his life. There is a poem that says:
In the deep mountains, there are white foreheads, trying hard to fight against the fishy wind; both father and son are safe, and escaped from the tiger's mouth.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Deer's Milk for Marriage
During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a man named Tan Zi who was very filial since he was a child. When his parents were old, they both suffered from eye diseases and wanted to eat deer milk. Tanzi thought hard and finally came up with a solution. So he put on deerskin and walked to the deer in the mountains, hoping to obtain deer milk to offer to his parents. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by hunters. Just as the hunter raised his bow and arrow to shoot him, he hurriedly shouted: "In order to obtain deer milk to feed my parents who suffer from eye diseases, I put on deer skin and mixed in with the deer to collect deer milk." The hunter knew the truth. It was a man, not a deer, so he put down his bow and arrow and did not shoot him, and was full of admiration for his behavior of honoring his parents. There is a poem that praises:
I miss the deer's breasts when I am close to the old man, and wear a brown sweater; if I don't speak loudly, I will return with arrows from the mountains.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety _ Returning to the Mother in a Cage
Bao Chu, named Wenfang, was a native of Xinfeng in the Later Han Dynasty. He was born tall and filial. One day when he was not at home, a group of robbers kidnapped his mother. After hearing the news, Bao Chu was furious, picked up a knife and chased after him at all costs. He killed more than a dozen thieves along the way, and finally caught up with the robbers who robbed his mother. From a distance, he saw his mother and the neighbor's old woman tied together. He yelled and pushed forward.
When the thieves saw that he was coming with a fierce and unstoppable force, they were so frightened that they fled for their lives. Bao Chu didn't care about chasing the enemy and ran straight forward, kowtow to plead guilty. Kneeling, he untied the ropes of his mother and the elderly neighbor, and freed them to go home. Later, war broke out, and he followed his mother to take refuge in Nanyang. After the rebellion was put down, his mother wanted to return to her hometown. But the road was full of mountains and rivers, and it was difficult to carry the sedan chair. After much thought, Bao Chu made a bamboo cage, asked his mother to sit in the cage, and carried her back to his hometown. Later generations wrote a poem praising:
Saving one's mother is like walking on thin ice, crossing the mountain with a heavy shoulder and walking cautiously; many dangers make one persevere, and filial piety is more than enough to be prudent.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety _Abandoning the official position to become a relative
Pan Yue, a native of Zhongmu, Xingyang, whose courtesy name was Anren, was the magistrate of Heyang County during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. He was extremely filial to his relatives. When his father passed away, he took his mother to serve in his post. He liked to plant flowers and trees, and over time, the peaches and plums he planted turned into a forest. Every year when the flowers bloom, he always picks a sunny day and personally helps his mother to enjoy the flowers in the forest. One year, my mother became ill and longed to return to her hometown. When Pan Yue learned of his mother's wishes, he immediately resigned and returned to his hometown to serve his mother. Shangguan repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay. He said: "If I am greedy for glory and wealth and refuse to obey my mother's wishes, then what kind of son am I?" Shangguan was moved by his filial piety and allowed him to resign. After returning to his hometown, his mother recovered from her illness. His family was poor, so he would farm and grow vegetables and sell them, and later buy the food his mother loved. He also fed a flock of sheep and milked the mother every day. Under his careful care, my mother spent her remaining years peacefully. The poem says:
Abandoning his official position and serving his mother as a filial and pious person, he returned home to shepherd sheep and farm. He nourished his mother with her joy and restored her joyful life.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Single Clothes and Obedience to Mother
Min Sun of the Zhou Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Ziqian, was a filial son. His mother died young, and his father felt sorry for Min Ziqian's difficulty in food and clothing, so he remarried his stepmother and took care of Min Ziqian. A few years later, the stepmother gave birth to two sons, but Ziqian gradually became indifferent. One year, when winter was coming and my father had not returned, my stepmother was biased in making cotton-padded clothes. She used thick cotton batting for her biological son and reed catkins for Zi Qian. One day, his father came back and asked Ziqian to help him pull the cart out. It was cold and windy outside, and Ziqian's clothes were cold and his body was cold, but he endured it silently and said nothing to his father. Later, the rope frayed the cotton cloth on Ziqian's shoulders. The father saw the reed flowers in the cotton cloth and knew that his son was being abused by his stepmother, so he wanted to divorce his wife when he returned home. Min Ziqian saw his stepmother and two little brothers holding each other's arms and crying, unable to separate, so he knelt down and begged his father, "If only one of the children is left alone, he will suffer a little cold; if the mother is driven out, all three children will suffer from the cold." Qian's filial piety moved his stepmother and made her change her ways. From then on, the mother was kind and the son was filial, and the family was happy. There is a poem praising:
The Min family has a virtuous husband, so why would he ever complain about his stepmother? Leaving his mother in front of the car protects his three sons from the wind and frost.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Sell yourself to bury your father
During the Han Dynasty, there was a famous filial son named Dong Yong. His family was very poor. After his father passed away, Dong Yong had no money to pay for the funeral, so he had to use his body to borrow money from the landlord to bury his father. After the funeral, Dong Yong went to work at the landlord's house to repay the money, and met a beautiful woman on the way. She stopped Dong Yong and asked him to marry her. Dong Yong remembered that his family was extremely poor and still owed money to the landlord, so he refused to agree. The woman blocked her and said she didn't like money. Just love him for his good character. Dong Yong had no choice but to take her to the landlord's house to help. The woman was ingenious and could weave cloth like flying. She worked day and night, and in just one month, she weaved three hundred feet of fine silk and paid off the landlord's debt. On their way home, when they walked under a locust tree, they The woman said goodbye to Dong Yong. According to legend, the woman is one of the seven fairies in heaven. Because Dong Yong was kind-hearted, the Seven Fairies were moved by his filial piety and came down to earth to help him. There is a poem that says:
When my father was buried and I borrowed money from Brother Kong, I met an immortal concubine on the street; when I weaved threads to pay off my creditor, my filial piety touched the sky.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Try the decoction personally
In 202 BC, Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Bang's third son Liu Heng, later Emperor Wen of Han, was a famous filial son. Liu Heng was very filial to his mother, the Queen Mother, and never neglected her. Once, his mother was seriously ill, which made Liu Heng anxious. His mother had been ill for three years and was bedridden. Liu Heng personally prepared medicinal soup for his mother and guarded her bedside day and night. Every time I see my mother sleeping, I lie down next to her bed and sleep for a while. Liu Heng decoctions medicine for his mother every day. After each decoction, he always tastes it first to see if the medicine is bitter and hot or not. When he feels that it is almost done, he gives it to his mother to drink. Liu Heng's filial piety to his mother was widely circulated in both the government and the public. People praised him as a benevolent and filial son. There is a poem that says:
Benevolence and filial piety are known all over the world, and they are crowned among hundreds of kings. After my mother has been ill for three years, she must taste the medicine first.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Lying on the Ice Asking for Carps
During the Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Xiang who was kind-hearted. He lost his mother when he was young. Later, his stepmother Zhu was not kind to him and often made irresponsible remarks and made trouble in front of his father. His father also gradually became cold towards him. Wang Xiang's stepmother likes to eat carp. One winter, the weather was very cold and the ice was three feet deep. Wang Xiang lay naked on the ice in order to get carp. His whole body was red from the cold, and he was still praying for carp on the ice. While he was praying, the ice on his right side suddenly cracked. Wang Xiang was overjoyed. When he was about to jump into the river to catch fish, two lively carps suddenly jumped out from the cracks in the ice. Wang Xiang was so happy that he took the two carp home as an offering to his stepmother. His actions became a favorite story in the villages ten miles away. People praised Wang Xiang as a rare filial son in the world. There is a poem that says:
There is a stepmother in the world, but Wang Xiang does not exist in the world. To this day, there are still ice molds lying on the river.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety_Wen Lei Weeping Tomb
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Wang Pei in Wei State who served his mother with special filial piety. When his mother was alive, she was born timid and afraid of thunder. Wang Pei often went to his mother's side to encourage her when there was thunder. After his mother passed away, Wang Pei buried him in a quiet place in the mountains and forests. Whenever it was windy or rainy and heard the deafening thunder, Wang Pei ran to his mother's grave and knelt down, crying in a low voice and telling her: " Your son Wang Pei is here to accompany you, mother, don’t be afraid.”
There is a poem that says: A loving mother is afraid of hearing thunder, and her ice soul sleeps on the night stand; when the fragrance is shaken, she goes to the tomb a thousand times.
Twenty-Four Filial Piety _ Bearing the burden of rice to support relatives
In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a man named Zhong Yu, whose courtesy name was Zi Lu. My family was very poor, so I often went out to collect terrestris and other wild vegetables for food. In order to support his parents, Zilu often carried rice back to places hundreds of miles away to fulfill his filial piety. After the death of his parents, Yu Lunan traveled to the state of Chu. The King of Chu admired his knowledge and character very much, and granted Zilu an official position with a hundred chariots and horses. The amount of food left over at home reached ten thousand minutes. However, Zilu still did not forget the hard work of his parents and sighed: Although he hoped to live the same life as before, eating quinoa and other wild vegetables, and carrying rice back to places hundreds of miles away to support his parents, it was a pity that there was no way to achieve his wish.
There is a poem that says: Carrying rice to offer delicious food, I would rather leave a hundred miles away; I have lost all my honor and relatives, but I still miss my old hard work.