The Book of Rites: "There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is the honouring of our parents; the second is the not disgracing them; and the lowest is the being able to support them."

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #9

The Book of Rites: "A filial son, in nourishing his aged, (seeks to) make their hearts glad, and not to go against their wishes."

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #8

Guidance to Students: "The proper way for older brother is friendliness; that for younger brother, respect. When brothers are amicable, they are being filial to their parents."

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #7

Goethe: "One spares old people just as one spares children."

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #6

Isocrates: "Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you."

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #5

Guidance to Students: "When parents call, don’t be slow to answer. When parents give an order, act, don’t be lazy."

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Xiao Jing: "Our bodies - to every hair and bit of skin - are received by us from our parents, and we must not presume to injure or wound them. This is the beginning of filial piety. "

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #3

The Analects - Li Ren: The Master said, “While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he does go abroad, he must have a fixed place to which he goes.”

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Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #2

The Book of Rites-Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 1: “For all sons it is the rule: In winter, to warm (the bed for their parents), and to cool it in summer; in the evening, to adjust everything (fo...

Dialogue with masters - Filial Piety Quotes #1

The Analects: “The years of parents may by no means not be kept in the memory, as an occasion at once for joy and for fear.”

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