Confucius's Golden Rule:
Zi Gong asked: “Can you summarize with one word how we should live in our whole life? Confucius said, “Isn't it empathy or mercy? Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself" (Analects 15:24).子貢問曰。有一言而可以終身行之者乎。子曰。其恕乎。己所不欲、勿施於人。
Interesting:
-Hillel: "What is hateful to you, do not do to others; all the rest is commentary" (Shabbat 31a).
-Jesus: “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets" (Matt 7:12).
Five Analects of Confucius (source):
“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”
“To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.”
“Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.”
“The noble-minded are calm and steady."
Four Books
Great Learning (or alternative)
The Doctrine of the Mean (or alternative)
Analects (or alternative)
Mencius (or alternative)
"Five behaviors of the gentleman most central to the Analects are benevolence (ren 仁), righteousness (yi 義), ritual propriety (li 禮), wisdom (zhi 智), and trustworthiness (xin 信)" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
측은지심(惻隱之心) : 어려움에 처한 사람을 애처롭게 여기는 마음을 뜻한다.
수오지심(羞惡之心) : 의롭지 못함을 부끄러워 하고, 착하지 못함을 미워하는 마음을 뜻한다.
사양지심(辭讓之心) : 겸손하여 남에게 사양할 줄 아는 마음을 뜻한다.
시비지심(是非之心) : 옳고 그름을 판단할 줄 아는 마음을 뜻한다.
광명지심(光名之心): 중심을 잡고 항상 가운데 바르게 위치해 밝은 빛을 냄으로써 믿음을 주는 마음이다.