1. If you want your children to be filial, you must first respect your elders.

2. The sunset is infinitely beautiful, and late love is a common thing in the world.

3. Supporting the elderly will last for a long time, and respecting the elderly will last for a long time.

4. Honor your parents and put love first.

5. Respecting life and the elderly means respecting one’s own future.

6. Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring.

7. The sun is bright and the parents are kind.

8. The greatest love for your parents is to take care of yourself.

9. Based on all virtues, respect for the elderly and filial piety come first.

10. Respect the old and love the young, be happy and smile, be content and stay young forever.

11. Respect the fields and gain grain, respect the elderly and gain blessings.

12. A son does not think his mother is ugly, and a dog does not think his family is poor.

13. Support the old and carry the young to promote virtue, respect the old and love the young and be civilized.

14. Only when you are in charge of a household do you know how valuable firewood and rice are; only when you are raising children do you know how kind your parents are.

15. Honor your parents at home and help the elderly when going out.

16. How you treat your parents will be how your children treat you.

17. Everyone is going to age, and everyone must respect the elderly.

18. Young people should not laugh at the white-headed man, everyone has sunset red.

19. Know how to respect others when you are young, and be respected by others when you are old.

20. Only by respecting the elderly can we respect ourselves. Respecting the elderly means respecting ourselves.

21. The kindness of parents is as deep as the ocean. Never forget the kindness of parents in life.

22. Leave your love to your parents and let happiness accompany the elderly.

23. A civilized family should respect the elderly first, and a happy family should be based on virtue.

24. Respecting the elderly means respecting oneself. Today, the elderly are their own tomorrow.

25. Today you are a son and daughter-in-law, tomorrow you will be a parent; today you are filial, you will be filial tomorrow.

26. When honoring your parents at home, there is no need to burn incense far away; the happy smile of an old man is better than a panacea.

27. Respect your parents-in-law as if they were your biological parents; love your uncle more than your brothers and sisters.

28. Ginger is spicy and has more experience. Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure; respecting and loving the elders will always be remembered.

29. Respecting the elderly not only meets their material needs, but more importantly, takes care of the elderly spiritually.

30. Giving happiness to the elderly is giving yourself happiness; giving a sky to the elderly is giving yourself a green space.

Famous aphorisms about filial piety and respect for the elderly 2

Famous aphorisms about filial piety and respect for the elderly

1. Be careful and don’t get tired of being served day and night.

Meaning: Parents should be careful to support them when going in and out (door), 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 (Spring and Autumn) "The Analects of Confucius·Learning is the First".

4. Don’t be slow when your parents call you; don’t be lazy when your parents order them.

Meaning: When parents call, you should answer quickly; when parents give orders, you should do it quickly. From Li Yuxiu's "Disciple Regulations" (Qing Dynasty).

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 answer immediately, do not neglect, be sincere and with a smile on your face. 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: good food should be given to parents first, and good clothes should be given to parents 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 human being; 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 (Chun Qiu). "Mencius Li Lou Shang".