There were good things in the Code of Ethics drawn up by Confucius to guide his fellow Chinese. It was good to respect ancestors and what was sound in tradition; to respect parents and older, more experienced people; to be kind to children, servants, and animals; and, in the face of trouble or death, to keep an unbroken fortitude.

-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 3: China, Japan, Tibet > # 98