Chapter XLIII: Section I: On the origin and nature of filial duty.--Filial

duty is the root of virtue, and the stem from which instruction
in the moral principle springs. Sit down, and I will explain this
to you. The first thing which filial duty requires of us is, that
we carefully preserve from all injury, and in a perfect state,
the bodies which we have received from our parents. And when we
acquire for ourselves a station in the world, we should regulate our
conduct by correct principles, so as to transmit our names to future
generations, and reflect glory on our parents. This is the ultimate
aim of filial duty. Thus it commences in attention to parents, is
continued through a course of services rendered to the prince, and is
completed by the elevation of ourselves. It is said in the _Book of
Odes_,

Ever think of your ancestors;
Reproducing their virtue.