哀公問政。子曰:「文、武之政,布在方策,其人存,則其政舉;其人亡,則其政息。人道敏政,地道敏樹。夫政也者,蒲盧也。故為政在人,取人以身,修身以道,修道以仁。仁者人也,親親為大;義者宜也,尊賢為大。親親之殺,尊賢之等,禮所生也。在下位不獲乎上,民不可得而治矣!故君子不可以不修身;思修身,不可以不事親… - Confucius

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哀公問政。子曰:「文、武之政,布在方策,其人存,則其政舉;其人亡,則其政息。人道敏政,地道敏樹。夫政也者,蒲盧也。故為政在人,取人以身,修身以道,修道以仁。仁者人也,親親為大;義者宜也,尊賢為大。親親之殺,尊賢之等,禮所生也。在下位不獲乎上,民不可得而治矣!故君子不可以不修身;思修身,不可以不事親;思事親,不可以不知人;思知人,不可以不知天。天下之達道五,所以行之者三,曰:君臣也,父子也,夫婦也,昆弟也,朋友之交也,五者天下之達道也。知仁勇三者,天下之達德也,所以行之者一也。或生而知之,或學而知之,或困而知之,及其知之,一也;或安而行之,或利而行之,或勉強而行之,及其成功,一也。」

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Confucius (traditionally 28 September 551 B.C. – 479 B.C.) was a Chinese social philosopher, whose teachings deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. "Confucius" is a latinization of the Chinese 孔夫子, Kong Fu Zi or K'ung-fu-tzu, literally "Master Kong", but he is usually referred to in China with a simpler version of this honorific as 孔子, Kongzi, or Kǒng Zǐ.

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Native Name: 孔夫子
Alternative Names: Confucio Konfuzius Cheu-kong Chung-ni Cong-tse K'ung Chung-ni K'ung Fu-tse K'ung-fu-tzu K'ung-tzu Kong Fu Zi Kong Fuzi Kong Qiu Kong Zhongni Kongfuzi Kongqiu Kongzi Kung Chung-ni Kung Fu Tzu Kung Fu-tse Kungfutse Zhongni

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A young man should serve his parents at home and be respectful to elders outside his home. He should be earnest and truthful, loving all, but become intimate with humaneness. After doing this, if he has energy to spare, he can study literature and the arts.

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