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title: "4 Respectful Elders Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/for-those-who-are-always-courteous-and-respectful-of-elders-four/)

[Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/)

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> [I'm being respectful to my elders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derrick-henry/i-m-being-respectful-to-my-elders/)

[Derrick Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derrick-henry/)

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> [A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/a-youth-when-at-home-should-be-filial-and-abroad-respectful-to-his/)

[Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/)

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> [A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/a-youth-when-at-home-should-be-filial-and-abroad-respectful-to-his-2/)

[Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/)

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