慈者，父母之高行也。  ——《管子》

Tobe kind to one’s children is the highest virtue of being a parent.

 

 

仁者人也，亲亲为大。  ——《中庸》

Benevolenceis the characteristic element of humanity, and the great exercise of it is inloving relatives.

 

游子吟

孟郊（唐）

慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。

Song of the parting son

Meng Jiao

Fromthe threads a mother’s hand weaves,

Agown for parting son is made.

Sewnstitch by stitch before he leaves,

Forfear his return be delayed.

Suchkindness as young grass receives,

Fromthe warm sun can't be repaid.

 

 

父母在，不远游，游必有方。 ——《论语·里仁》

Childrenshould not travel far while their parents are alive. If they have no choice butto do so, they must retain some restraint.

 

 

家庭是社会的基本细胞，是人生的第一所学校。不论时代发生多大变化，不论生活格局发生多大变化，我们都要重视家庭建设，注重家庭、注重家教、注重家风，……使千千万万个家庭成为国家发展、民族进步、社会和谐的重要基点。

——习近平在2015年春节团拜会上的讲话

Familyis the basic cell of society and the first school of our life. No matter howtime has changed, the family value, family education and family building mustbe stressed, …so that the millions of families become important points fornational development, ethnical progress and social harmony.

  

中华民族历来重视家庭，家和万事兴。    ——习近平在2018年春节团拜会上的讲话

Familyhas always been valued by the Chinese people and harmony in a family makeseverything successful.

 

 

父母之年，不可不知也，一则以喜，一则以惧。——《论语·里仁》

Itis always better for a man to know the age of his parents. In the one case suchknowledge will be a comfort to him; in the other, it will fill him with asalutary dread.

 

 

很多时候不是我们去看父母的背影，而是承受他们追逐的目光，承受他们不舍的，不放心的，满眼的目送。最后才渐渐明白，这个世界上，再也没有任何人，可以像父母一样，爱我如生命。        ——龙应台《目送》

Mostof the time, we don’t go to see our parents’ backs, but to bear their chasingeyes, bear their reluctant, uneasy, eyeful watching. Finally, I graduallyunderstand that there is no one in the world who can love me like my parents.

 

 

夫孝，德之本也，教之所由生也。——《孝经》

Filialpiety is the root of all virtue, and the stem out of which grows all moralteaching.

 

 

今之孝者，是谓能养。至于犬马，皆能有养，不敬，何以别乎？——《论语》

Nowadays,to provide parents with enough food is considered being filial. But dogs andhorses are also provide to that extent. Without respect, what is thedifference?

 

 

老吾老，以及人之老；幼吾幼，以及人之幼。——《孟子》

Showreverential respect to the aged of your own and extend the respect to the agedof others; cherish the children of your own and extend the love to the childrenof others.

 

 

天地之性，人为贵。人之行，莫大于孝。——《孝经》

Ofall natures produced by Heaven and Earth, man is the noblest. Of all theactions of man there is none greater than filial piety.

 

 

首孝悌，次谨信。——《弟子规》

Respectelders and parents, and be trustworthy and prudent.