Don't Do Unto Others What You Don't

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.

The Master Said, If Out Of The Three Hundred Songs I Had To Take One Phrase To Cover All My Teachings, I Would Say 'let There Be No Evil In Your Thoughts.'

Care Not For Want Of Place; Care For Thy Readiness To Fill One. Care Not For Being Unknown, But Seek To Be Worthy Of Note.

The Superior Man Governs Men, According To Their Nature, With What Is Proper To Them, And As Soon As They Change What Is Wrong, He Stops.

The Man Who Moves A Mountain Begins By Carrying Away Small Stones.