Being In Humaneness Is Good.

At Fifteen My Mind Was Directed To Study, And At Thirty I Knew Where To Stand.

The Gods Should Certainly Be Revered, But Kept At A Distance... . The Way Is Not Beyond Man; He Who Creates A Way Outside Of Man Cannot Make It A True Way. A Good Man Is Content With Changing Man, And That Is Enough For Him.

The Superior Man Makes The Difficulty To Be Overcome His First Interest; Success Only Comes Later.

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.

A Hammer Shatters Glass But It Also Forges Steel.