When your father is alive, observe his will. When your father is dead observe his former actions. If, for three years [after the death of your father… - Confucius

"The philosopher Zeng said, "I daily examine myself on three points: whether, in transacting business for others, I may have been not faithful; whether, in intercourse with friends, I may have been not sincere; whether I may have not mastered and practiced the instructions of my teacher.

All people respect and love their own parents and children, as well as the parents and children of others.

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.