Laura Schlessinger Quotes

Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.

People who don't cherish their elderly have forgotten whence they came and whither they go.

There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.

As I learned from growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother.

Our traditional way: take care of the old people.

Like, in Asian culture, you have to be down with the family. You have to be down with all the crazy traditional or non-traditional things we do.

I respect my parents a lot, so I try my hardest to be the best son I can.

A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future. Let us strive to enhance their capacity to support themselves for as long as possible and, when they cannot do so anymore, to care for them.

The superior man, while his parents are alive, reverently nourishes them; and, when they are dead, reverently sacrifices to them. His thought to the end of his life is how not to disgrace them.

The chief recommendation is modesty, then dutiful conduct toward parents, then affection for kindred.

Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.

Young people...have more compassion and tenderness toward the elderly than most middle-aged adults. Nothing--not avarice, not pride, not scrupulousness, not impulsiveness--so disillusions a youth about her parents as the seemingly inhumane way they treat her grandparents.

In ancient China, self-government was highly developed both in community life and in personal life. The custom of mutual protection and assistance was widespread. The organization and regulations of local self-government were clearly defined and strictly applied. Individual self-control was even more strongly emphasized.

I get so annoyed at people not looking after their parents. The deal is when we are growing up they look after us and as they grow older we look after them. That's the deal.

My father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion.

God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death

Medicare is more than just a program. It reflects our values. It’s one way we honor parents and grandparents and protect our families across the generations.

Would not obeying to my mother's warnings, who is at least 25 years older than me, be returning to the past? And rebelling against her would mean ruining my mother's, who, I am convinced that, is a virtuous high woman, heart and evaluations. I do not find this right, either.

A theme throughout my life has been the intergenerational relationships human beings have.

The least anyone can do is pay attention to their parents and people who are elder to them.

I am not going to do anything that embarrasses my parents.

In every Filipino family, the children always want to help the parents… that was my goal.

In our families we learn to love and to recognise the dignity of all, especially of the elderly

No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society.

A wretched child Is he who does not return his parents' care.