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Confucius was born in 551 B.C. ("Newsela | Taoism and Confucianism")

"Many people consider Confucianism a religion. Although Confucianism has religious elements, such as certain rituals, Confucianism has no clergy and does not teach the worship of a God or gods. Confucianism is more accurately a philosophy that focuses especially on questions about right and wrong." (“World Book Online Reference Center | Online Reference Book| Online Encyclopedia.”)

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¨Government in Confucian teachings’ describes Confucius' teachings on the ideal ruler and the process of government. A good ruler is a superior man (junzi) who must model the morality he would like his subjects to cultivate. Culture and tradition, Confucius suggests, are more effective, stronger tools in shaping the behavior and ideals of the people than legal and penal codes. A good ruler will appoint as officials only those men who share his commitment to Confucian principles and the social and material well-being of the people. Government must be fiscally sensitive, mindful of the heavy burden taxation places on the people.¨
(“p. 333. Government in Confucian Teachings.” )

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(“Confucius.”)

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1.Father to son
2.Husband to wife
3.Elder to younger
4.Friend to friend
5.Ruler to Subject
(Whittemore, Jessica)

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¨To know Nature and the Way of Nature, one must observe. He is quoted as saying C.A.C.H. "I have no inborn knowledge. I love antiquity and I search for it [knowledge] assiduously." He also said, "Among three men who are walking together (myself being one of them), I am certain to find my teacher, a good one in order to emulate him, and a bad one in order [recognize in him what in myself I must] correct."

But to recognize what one observes, one must process it. He is quoted as saying to a student C.T.M.A.T.M. 136, "Do you think that my way of acquiring knowledge is simply to study many things and remember them?" The student said, "Yes, isn't that the case?" Confucius replied, "No, I have one principle which I use like a thread, upon which to string them all." This sounds like a rationalist who seeks to arrange his observations (the world's phenomena) according to the principle of his own mind.

I think Confucius would say that belief is premature knowledge based on insufficient observation and/or insufficient processing. A mistake is acting on premature knowledge based on insufficient observation and/or insufficient processing. Confucius would say that a lie is having full knowledge, and deliberately misrepresenting that knowledge.¨
(D., Edward G. Rozycki Ed.)

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(“Confucius Biography.”)

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Confucius 551 BC - 479 BC http://cloudbiography.com Confucius was a Chinese philosopher. His social philosophies eventually became known as Confucianism. See a related article at Britannica.com: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/132184/Confucius All content is either in the public domain or licensed pursuant to a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Attribution: http://cloudbiography.com/attribution.html

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( “UNIT 13: Family and Household.”)"For Confucius, the family, not the individual or the community, was the fundamental unit of society. In the Confucian ideal, families were to be strictly hierarchical: old over young, and male over female. In addition, Confucianism idealized the extended family, and encouraged families to favor sons over daughters.

By around 1000 CE, Confucian ideals had intertwined with law codes of the state to define the family from an official and legal perspective. But, as in other cultures, additional factors played a greater role in shaping the actual experience of family life: economic realities, regional customs, and individual personalities. Many people could not afford to live in extended families, and the practice of infanticide — especially of infant girls — became common. Moreover, although women were supposed to be subordinate to men, their role in educating sons, in running households, and even in arranging marriages is just one example of the many differences between prescription and reality in Chinese family life."

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1."Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."  I feel this quote means that if you chose something you love for a job it won't feel like your working. (“Confucius Quotes.”)

2."It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." This quote means it doesn't matter the pace you do something just as long as you get it done.    (“Confucius Quotes.” )

3."What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."   This quote means if you don't want something done to you don't do to others. (“Confucius Quotes.”)

4."Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." This quote means everything is easy but people make it more difficult. ("Confucius Quotes,")

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(“Symbols, Icons & Sacred Writings.” )

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(“Who Was Confucius? - Bryan W. Van Norden.” )

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Who was Confucius? - Bryan W. Van Norden

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(“10 Life-Changing Lessons from Confucius.”)

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"Ren, is the virtue of benevolence, charity, and humanity.
Yi, is the virtue of benevolence, charity, and humanity.
Zhi, knowledge.
Xin,the virtue of faithfulness and integrity.
Li, correct behavior, or propriety, good manners, politeness, ceremony, worship."
(“Services.”)