Humanity Is The Equity Of The Heart.

To Take What You Know For What You Know, And What You Do Not Know For What You Do Not Know, That Is Knowledge Indeed.

The Master Said, “if Your Conduct Is Determined Solely By Considerations Of Profit You Will Arouse Great Resentment.

Without Feelings Of Respect, What Is There To Distinguish Men From Beasts?

Wouldst Thou Know If A People Be Well Governed, Or If Its Laws Be Good Or Bad, Examine The Music It Practices.

Though Confucius Served The Duke Of Lu, A Chinese State, He Made Many Enemies With The Nobles Of The Land. His Views Antagonized The Powerful Nobles, Who Wanted The Duke To Be A Puppet In Their Hands. Confucius Was Exiled From The State Of Lu For More Than Two Decades. He Lived In The Countryside, Spreading His Teachings.