- 幼吾幼，以及人之幼 yòuwúyòuyǐjírénzhīyòu to care for others' children as one's ownTraditional Confucian teaching emphasizing the extension of care from one's own children to the children of others.
- 老吾老，以及人之老 lǎowúlǎoyǐjírénzhīlǎo treat all elders with respectTo honor other people's elders as we do our own; treat the elderly in general with the same respect shown to one's own aged parents.
- 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 lǎowúlǎoyǐjírénzhīlǎoyòuwúyòuyǐjírénzhīyòu honor our elderly and care for our young and then those of othersTo respect and care for the elderly in one's own family and extend that care to the elderly of other families; to love and care for the children in one's own family and extend that care to the children of other families.
