Confucious

Confucius “Honeyed words and flattering looks seldom speak of love.” “Thrice daily I ask myself: ‘Have I been unfaithful in dealing for others? Have I been untrue to friends? Do I practise what I preach?’” “The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, heedful and true, full of goodwill for the many, close friends with love; and should they have strength to spare, let them spend it upon the arts.” “If a man honour …showed first 75 words of 423 total…

…showed last 75 words of 423 total…done to make the people loyal?” Confucius answered: “Exalt the straight, set aside the crooked, the people will be loyal. Exalt the crooked, set aside the straight, the people will be disloyal.” “Without truth I know not how man can live. A cart without a crosspole, a carriage without harness, how could they be moved?” “To worship the ghosts of strangers is fawning. To see the right and not do it is want of courage.”