1. It’s a miserable snowy night in Chaimen. It’s better to have children than not to have children at this time. ?——"Farewell Old Mother" by Huang Jingren of the Qing Dynasty
Translation: On this windy and snowy night, if you can't fulfill your filial piety by your mother's side, but you have to cover the firewood door and go away miserably, what's the use of raising a son? It's better not to have one.
2. There is nothing to repay for maternal love, so what more can you ask for in life. ——Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty, "Sending Mother Back to Hometown"
Translation: If you can't repay your mother's love, what else is there to pursue in life?
3. Each scholar has his own success in life, and has always been filial to both sides. —— "Forty-Four Ode to the Ancients" by Shishi Fan of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: People who have made their names in history have always been filial.
4. The old mother said goodbye to her son, calling to the sky among the wild grass. ——"A Journey to Yuzhang" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The old mother parted from her son, and there was a cry of grief and sorrow, which made people feel sad.
5. In the fifteenth year of Caiyi, Cheng Huan is in front of my loving mother. ——Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty, "Sending Zhang Shenming's Sutras to Jingzhou Province"
Translation: A fifteen-year-old undressed boy, serving beside his loving mother.
6. Listen to what I say, and be filial and filial. ——Wang Zhe, "The Proud of the Fisherman: A Gift to Ning Sheng"
Translation: Listen to my words, only by practicing filial piety all the year round can you realize your own value.