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Filial piety begins with the care of the child by the parent, that is, it is the relation of the parents toward the child!
Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D.: 'Family Values' -- Confucian Style Ph.D. Rodney L. Taylor 2011
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Please help us to change the denomination that the international news networs give to this situation naming it a “Coup of Etat” when what is really going is a peaceful transition of power as is written by law and that will avoid Honduras to become another Chavez Filial.
Global Voices in English » Honduras: Zelaya Arrested and Removed as President 2009
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Among the 24 Stories of Filial Piety from 14th century China, one of them was the man who tasted his ill father's poo to to gauge his father's health.
Science Question from a Toddler: Why is poop brown? Boing Boing 2009
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Filial piety, hsiao, is the quintessential family value.
Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D.: 'Family Values' -- Confucian Style Ph.D. Rodney L. Taylor 2011
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Filial piety is fundamentally then a reciprocal relationship between parents and children The respect for the parent in the mourning rites is merely a representation of the fulfillment of the fundamental act of filial piety by the parent toward the child which began the child's life.
Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D.: 'Family Values' -- Confucian Style Ph.D. Rodney L. Taylor 2011
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Filial fears are not fears reserved for British national security but for the wider scope of actions beyond what the poet can immediately see, and this is why the poem begins and ends with nature that conveys "Religious meanings."
Romantic Fear 2008
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Filial piety: letting your father-in-law nurse at your breast
Boing Boing 2008
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Filial sacrifice epitomizes one of the most problematic aspects of the monotheistic traditions.
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Filial sacrifice epitomizes one of the most problematic aspects of the monotheistic traditions.
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Filial piety has a definite positive connotation and can be seen depicted favorably all over pop culture.
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