Plan Ahead Or Find Trouble On The

Friendship With The Upright, With The Truthful And With The Well Informed Is Beneficial. Friendship With Those Who Flatter, With Those Who Are Meek And Who Compromise With Principles, And With Those Who Talk Cleverly Is Harmful.

Settle One Difficulty, And You Keep A Hundred Away.

In Speaking, It Is Best To Be Clear And Say Just Enough To Convey The Meaning.

A Nation's Character Is Typified By Its Dancers.

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.