A Youth, When At Home, Should Be

Tzu Chang Asked Confucius About Jen. Confucius Said, "if You Can Practice These Five Things With All The People, You Can Be Called Jen." Tzu Chang Asked What They Were. Confucius Said, "courtesy, Generosity, Honesty, Persistence, And Kindness. If You Are Courteous, You Will Not Be Disrespected; If You Are Generous, You Will Gain Everything. If You Are Honest, People Will Rely On You. If You Are Persistent You Will Get Results. If You Are Kind, You Can Employ People.

When Abroad, Behaveto Everyone As If Interviewing An Honored Guest; In Directing The People, Act As If You Were Assisting At A Great Sacrafice; Do Not Do To Others As You Would Not Like Done To Yourself: So There Will Be No Murmuring Against You In The Country, And None In The Family; Your Public Life Will Arouse No Ill-will Nor Your Private Life Any Resentment.

Ability Will Never Catch Up With The Demand For It.

If I Do Not Participate In The Sacrifice, It Is As If I Did Not Sacrifice At All.

The Superior Man, Extensively Studying All Learning, And Keeping Himself Under The Restraint Of The Rules Of Propriety, May Thus Likewise Not Overstep What Is Right.