The famous aphorisms about honoring parents are as follows:
1. "Filial piety is the first of all good deeds and the source of all evils. If benevolence and filial piety are always present, then no one in the world can bear to do anything that cannot be done." , so filial piety is the first of all actions; if you have evil thoughts, it will be easy to do anything you don’t want to do in your life, so lust is the first of all evils." - "Wailu Night Talk"
2. There is nothing greater than respecting one's relatives as a filial son. -- Mencius
3. The virtuous and the unworthy cannot be separated. If fate cannot be changed, if good and evil cannot be moved. -- "Lu Shi Chun Qiu"
4. A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his emperor. This is the prosperity of ministers. -- Zhuangzi
5. Those who care for their relatives should not choose the right place to live in peace, which is the utmost filial piety. -- Zhuangzi
6. Only being filial to your parents can relieve worries. -- Mencius
7. 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
8. The true form of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true form of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. -- Mencius
9. The nurturing of a filial son means that one is happy with one's heart and does not violate one's aspirations. -- "Book of Rites"
10. There are three types of filial piety: first, respecting relatives, secondly, not being humiliated, and secondly, being able to support others. -- "Book of Rites"
11. It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. -- "The Analects of Confucius"
12. When Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, Confucius said: "My parents only worry about their illness." --"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"