Remember Even When Alone, That The Divine

If My Mind Be Not Engaged In Worship, It Is As Though I Worshipped Not.

The Superior Man Will Watch Over Himself When He Is Alone. He Examines His Heart That There May Be Nothing Wrong There, And That He May Have No Cause Of Dissatisfaction With Himself.

In Ancient Times, Those Who Wished To Illuminate The World With Virtue First Brought Order To Their Nations. Wishing To Order Well Their Nations, They First Harmonized Their Families. Wishing To Harmonize Their Families, They First Cultivated Themselves. Wishing To Cultivate Themselves, They First Rectified Their Minds. Those Who Wished To Rectify Their Minds First Made Their Intentions Sincere.

When A Person Should Be Spoken With, And You Don't Speak With Them, You Lose Them. When A Person Shouldn't Be Spoken With And You Speak To Them, You Waste Your Breath. The Wise Do Not Lose People, Nor Do They Waste Their Breath.

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.