◎ 老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼 lǎo wǔ lǎo yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo,yòu wǔ yòu yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

[Honour the aged of other family as we honour our own;Care for the children of other family as we care for our own] 见《孟子·梁惠王上》。意思是尊敬我家里的长辈,从而推广到尊敬别人家里的长辈;爱护我家里的儿女,从而推广到爱护别人家里的儿女。第一个“老”字用作动词,作“敬爱”讲;第一个“幼”字也用作动词,作“爱护”讲。“及”是动词