The Analects: "The Master replied, "That parents, when alive, be served according to propriety; that, when dead, they should be buried according to propriety; and that they should be sacrificed to according to propriety."

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The Classic of Filial Piety Chapter 9: "He who does not love his parents, but loves other men, is called a rebel against virtue, and he who does not revere his parents, but reveres other men, is called a rebel against propriety."

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Mencius: "There are five things which are pronounced in the common usage of the age to be unfilial. The first is laziness in the use of one's four limbs, without attending to the nourishment of his parents. The second is gambling and chess-playing, and...

The Book of Rites: "What his parents loved he will love, and what they reverenced he will reverence."

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Zhuangzi: Inner Chapters: "Therefore a son finds his rest in serving his parents without reference to or choice of place; and this is the height of filial duty. In the same way a subject finds his rest in serving his ruler, without reference to or choi...

The Book of Rites : “A son… he should be (as if he were) hearing (from his parents) when there is no voice from them, and as seeing them when they are not actually there. "

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Filial Piety in the Son of Heaven: “He who loves his parents will not dare (to incur the risk of) being hated by any man, and he who reveres his parents will not dare (to incur the risk of being contemned by any man."

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Wei Zheng, The Analects : Zi You asked what filial piety was. The Master said, “The filial piety nowadays means the support of one’s parents. While we can take care of dogs and horses, likewise we are able to do something in a way of support – without ...

Mencius : "“Extend the respect of the aged in one’s family to that of other families; extend the lover of the young ones in one’s family to that of other families.”

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Guidance to Disciples : "When parents do something wrong, exhort them to make a change, with a kind expression and a gentle tone. "

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