The famous aphorisms about respecting the elderly are as follows:

1. Respect the teachings of Xiangxu and express the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood. Those who are awarded white will live up to the road! ——Translation by Mencius: If you set up school education seriously and teach the people the principle of filial piety and brotherhood repeatedly, the gray-haired old people will no longer carry things on their backs or shoulders on the road. It means that young people know how to respect the elderly and help them do things.

2. At first I only thought others were old, but now it’s my turn. It’s so painful and difficult, let me tell you from the beginning. When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others. People get angry when they see bald heads, but I rejoice when they see bald heads. How many years will it take to die without a long life?

The country has no worries, the people have no worries, the full moon and the green mountains have a serene scenery. The spring breeze blows across the nine continents. No need to worry about clothes, no need to worry about food, and the most important thing is that China has a white head. The high wind flows through the ages. Filial piety, respect for the elderly, promote virtue, be dedicated to responsibilities, respect the elderly, love the elderly, respect the elderly, love the elderly, and promote virtue.

3. When it comes to matters, which one is greater? To do things personally is greater; to guard oneself, which one is greater? To guard oneself is greater. I have heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies; I have not heard of those who can serve their relatives without losing their bodies. Who is not doing things? Serving relatives is the foundation of things. Who is not doing things? Guarding oneself is the foundation of keeping things. ——Mencius

4. 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

5. There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. The four branches are laziness and neglecting the support of parents. A wife who neglects the support of her parents is the third unfilial piety; the desire of her ears and eyes to kill her parents is the fourth unfilial piety; the wife who is brave and aggressive and endangers her parents is the fifth unfilial piety. ——Mencius

6. Respecting the old and caring for the young is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, but when you encounter an old person who relies on your old age, your heart will become cold. Bus crowds are more energetic than young people fighting for seats, which is the most frustrating thing. What's chilling is that I didn't even say thank you for giving up my seat, and I was even glanced at.

I stood up and was pushed to the side. It seemed to me that why didn't you give up your seat to me as soon as I got on the bus? It's not that the old people now have become bad, it's that the bad people in the past have become old. , not even the most basic feeling of gratitude.