1. To raise a filial son is to be happy with his heart and not against his ambition. "Rites"
2. There are three types of filial piety: first, respecting relatives, secondly, not being humiliated, and secondly, being able to support. "Book of Rites"
3. It is important to know the age of your parents. One is for joy, the other is for fear. "The Analects"
4. When Meng Wubo asked about filial piety, Confucius said: Parents only worry about their illness. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"
5. Love what your parents love, and respect what your parents love. Confucius
6. When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand. Mencius
7. The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives. Mencius
8. Only being filial to parents can relieve worries. Mencius
9. The true form of benevolence is to serve relatives; the true form of righteousness is to obey elder brothers. Mencius
10. 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
11. A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, 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
12. There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world. Four of them are laziness and disregarding the support of parents. The third kind of unfilial piety is to ignore the support of one's parents; the fourth kind of unfilial piety is to kill one's parents according to the desires of one's ears and eyes; the fifth kind of unfilial piety is to be brave and aggressive and endanger one's parents. Mencius
13. He who has no father and no king is just a beast. Mencius
14. The virtuous and the unworthy cannot be separated from each other, as fate cannot be changed, and good and evil cannot be moved. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"
15. A filial son does not flatter his relatives, and a loyal minister does not flatter his emperor. This is the prosperity of ministers. Zhuangzi
16. For those who care for their relatives, they should make peace with them regardless of the location, which is the utmost filial piety. Zhuangzi
17. The ritual is broken and short, with more than enough damage but not enough benefit. It expresses love and respect and cultivates the beauty of righteousness. Xunzi
18. The nature of heaven and earth is that human beings are noble; no behavior of human beings is greater than filial piety, and no filial piety is greater than a strict father. "The Book of Filial Piety: The Holy Chapter"
19. Parents are the foundation of human beings. Sima Qian
20. Treating relatives with respect is more beautiful than three animals. Zhiyu
21. If father and son do not believe, the family will not be harmonious. Wu Zetian
22. Whoever speaks from the heart will be rewarded with three rays of spring. Meng Jiao
23. Those who have internal harmony will have a prosperous family. Lin Bu
24. Everyone has a heart of kindness and filial piety. Su Che
25. If the elders stand, the young should not sit. If the elders sit, it is their destiny to sit. In the presence of elders, one should keep one's voice low. It is not appropriate to not listen in a low voice. If you advance, you must move forward, but if you retreat, you must be late. When asked, don’t look away. Li Yuxiu
26. All parents love their children. Chen Hongmou
27. When serving your elders, your voice is easy to be quiet. Do not shout loudly for trivial matters. Zhou Bingqing
28. When an elder asks, don’t bully someone; when an elder orders, don’t be late to do it; when an elder gives a gift, don’t dare to refuse. Zhou Bingqing
29. He who attaches great importance to property but despises his parents is not a good son. Zhu Bailu
30. Losing a loving mother is like a flower in a vase. Although it still has color and fragrance, it has lost its roots. Lao She
31. Nothing can replace a mother. Ba Jin
32. In the eyes of parents, children are always a part of themselves, and children are an opportunity for their ideal self to come back again. Fei Xiaotong
33. The elderly are like history and drama, which can serve as a reference for our lives. (Ancient Rome) Cicero
34. Start, child, start getting to know your mother with a smile! (Ancient Rome) Virgil
35. Goodwill produces happiness, and civilization brings harmony. (French) Hugo
36. If a person makes his mother sad, no matter how prominent his status is, no matter how famous he is, he is a despicable person. (Italy) Amici
37. Respect in old age is the first privilege that appears in human society. (French) Lafargue
38. We should be considerate of the elderly as we would treat children. (Germany) Goethe
39. Parents should be good at hiding all their happiness, worries and fears in front of their children. (UK) Bacon
40. Mother is the only force that can make death surrender. (Former Soviet Union) Gorky
41. All glory and pride in the world come from mother. Gorky
42. Respect for the elderly is the most beautiful privilege of the human spirit. (French) Stendhal
43. Old age, like a nightingale, should have its nocturne. (Germany) Kant
44. All outstanding extraordinary people have outstanding mothers. In their later years, they respect their mothers very much and regard them as their best friends. (UK) Dickens
45. In the mouth and heart of the child, the mother is God. (UK) Thackeray
46. In this world, we always need to repay the most beautiful person, which is mother.
(Former Soviet Union) Ostrovsky
47. It is at our mother’s knees that we acquire our noblest, most sincere and most lofty ideals, but there is rarely anything in them. money. (US) Mark Twain
48. The ugly sea monster is not as scary as the ungrateful children. (UK) Shakespeare
49. Charity extends to close relatives, but it should not end there. Fuller
50. As a person, you must respect your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be polite to everyone. (USA) Russell
51. For children, the value of parental charity is that it is more reliable and trustworthy than any other emotion. Russell
52. The foundation of the family is undoubtedly the special affection that parents have for their newborn daughter.
Russell
53. What is more sacred than the emotions contained in the hearts of parents? The hearts of parents are the most merciful judge, the most considerate friend, and the sun of love. Its flame shines and warms the intentions condensed deep in our hearts! Marx