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Ancient World1 quote
A young man's duty is to behave well to his parents at home and to his elders abroad. — Confucius · 221 BCClassical antiquity1 quote
Reverence for parents stands written third among the statutes of Justice, to whom honor supreme is due. — Aeschylus · 465 BCOld Testament Era1 quote
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BC