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That is knowledge." [II:17]
"A young man's duty is to be filial to his parents at home and respectful to his elders abroad, to be circumspect and truthful, and, while overflowing with love for all men, to associate himself with humanity (ren). If, when all that is done, he has any energy to spare, then let him study the polite arts." [I:6]
"Perhaps the word 'reciprocity': Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you." [XV:23]
"To be able to practice five virtues everywhere in the world constitutes humanity. Courtesy, magnanimity, good faith, diligence, and kindness. He who is courteous is not humiliated, he who is magnanimous wins the multitude, he who is of good faith is trusted by the people, he who is diligent attains his objective, and he who is kind can get service from the people." [XVII:6]
"Without humanity a man cannot long endure adversity, nor can he long enjoy prosperity. The humane rest in humanity; the wise find it beneficial." [IV:2]
"Only the humane man can love men and can hate men." [IV:3]
"Riches and honor are what every man desires, but if they can be obtained only by transgressing the right way, they must not be held. Poverty and lowliness are what every man detests, but if they can be avoided only by transgressing the right way, they must not be evaded. If a gentleman departs from humanity, how can he bear the name? Not even for the lapse of a single meal does a gentleman ignore humanity. In moments of haste he cleaves to it: in seasons of peril he cleaves to it." [IV:5]
In my own opinion, Confucius...
But then, those philosophies are aligned with the Word of God. Based on his sayings, we need to love each other; there should be no room for arguments, fight and injustices. People exist in this world out of love. At home, we should respect our parents. With other people, we should maintain peace and harmony with each other. The five virtues that needs to follow, constitutes humanity. Needs are one of the causes of things, aiming for riches were the basic desire of men but this will lead you to unhappiness and unsatisfied. Those desires will enslave you with sin. In terms of knowledge, it is better to ask now than being dumb for the rest of your life. There is nothing wrong in asking things that you do not know because it will make you a better person. Learning and educating oneself is very important.
Confucius aim was to teach people on how to behave in acceptable manner without the guilt and offense with other people. Being educated is one of the most important things that men needed because men will know right and wrong, the ins and outs of life and how to value society.
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Bibliography
Bary, W. And et al. (1960). "From the Analects of Confucius" Sources of Chinese Tradition.
Vol.1. New York: Columbia University Press.
Stanford Education (Accesses 2005) "Confucius" [Online] Available at:
<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/confucius/>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius>
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