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 Wisdom of Confucius: A Collection of the Ethical Sayings of Confucius and of His Disciples (ed. 1932)

Confucius Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...