Confucius Quotes

Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.

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.

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

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

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

He who wisheth to enter Paradise at the best door must please his father and mother.

The commandment to honor parents was given to ensure that the elderly, although they may not feel wanted by family or society, are still given their appropriate reward.

Children, honor your parents in your hearts; bear them not only awe and respect, but kindness and affection: love their persons, fear to do anything that may justly provoke them; highly esteem them as the instruments under God of your being: for Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father.

Families are nothing other than the idolatry of duty.

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 had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.

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.

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

Confucius would give his seat to an old woman. Communist cadres, on the other hand, took the best seats and called it a cultural revolution.

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

He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death

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.

Next to God, thy parents.

Listen to your parents. Be obedient to them whether you agree with them or not. They love you more than anyone else and have your best interests at heart.

We must never make our parents sad, even if this means giving up everything that makes us happy.

When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.

It's all about loving your parents.

Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise),.4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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.