Chapter IV: The Chinese Ethical System in Japan

"Things being investigated, knowledge became complete; knowledge
being complete, thoughts were sincere; thoughts being sincere,
hearts were rectified; hearts being rectified, persons were
cultivated; persons being cultivated, families were regulated;
families being regulated, states were rightly governed; states
being rightly governed, the whole nation was made tranquil and
happy."

"When you know a thing to hold that you know it; and when you do
not know a thing to allow that you do not know it; this is
knowledge."

"Old age sometimes becomes second childhood; why should not
filial piety become parental love?"

"The superior man accords with the course of the mean. Though he
may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret.
He is only the sage who is able for this."--Sayings of
Confucius.

"There is, in a word, no bringing down of God to men in
Confucianism in order to lift them up to Him. Their moral
shortcomings, when brought home to them, may produce a feeling
of shame, but hardly a conviction of guilt."--James Legge.

"Do not to others what you would not have them do to you."--The
Silver Rule.

"All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye
even so to them."--The Golden Rule.

"In respect to revenging injury done to master or father, it is
granted by the wise and virtuous (Confucius) that you and the
injurer cannot live together under the canopy of
heaven."--Legacy of Iyéyasŭ, Cap. iii, Lowder's translation.

"But I say unto you forgive your enemies."--Jesus.

"Thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer, thy name is from
everlasting."--Isaiah.