China's ancient teachings on integrity

1. People cannot stand without credit. -- Spring and Autumn Confucius, "The Analects"

Vernacular: Without credit, people have no place to stand.

2. Words are trustworthy, actions are fruitful. --Confucius, Spring and Autumn, The Analects of Confucius, Zilu

Vernacular: If you say something, you must keep your word; if you do something, you must do it, without procrastination.

3. If you are not sincere in your studies, you will learn different things; if you are not sincere in your affairs, you will fail; if you are not sincere in your plans, you will be deceived and abandon yourself; if you are not sincere with others, you will lose your virtue and increase your hatred. --Song Dynasty, Cheng Hao Cheng Yi, "Er Cheng Jie - On Learning"

Vernacular language: for learning can not be dead reading, but to read a lot of books and learn from all the strengths of the people, can not be simple and hasty in dealing with things, otherwise it will lead to failure, dishonest to themselves is self-deception, and ultimately harmful to others and themselves, and with others to get along with too much honesty, it will leave unnecessary grudges.

4. Sincerity is the way of heaven; sincerity is the way of man. -- Spring and Autumn Mengzi, "Mengzi - Li Lou Shang"

Vernacular: Honesty is the law of heaven; to be honest is the law of man. Those who are naturally honest do not have to force themselves to be reasonable in their dealings with others, and do not have to think about proper speech.

5. Not to treasure gold and jade, but loyalty and faith. -- Sima Guang, The Book of Rites, Northern Song Dynasty

Vernacular: Silver, jade, and silk cannot be considered treasures; the real treasure should be loyalty and faith.

6: When you make friends, you should keep your word.

Vernacular language: When dealing with friends, one should keep one's word and do what one says.

7. If you are not refined and sincere, you cannot move people. --Zhuang Zi, Spring and Autumn, "Zhuang Zi - Fish Father"

Vernacular: Without enough sincerity, it is not enough to move people.

8: If a person does not have faith, he does not know what he can do.

Vernacular: If a person does not keep his word, I really don't know how he can do it. That is to say, it is not possible for a person to be untrustworthy.

9: There is no way to make the people without faith, and there is no way to keep the country without the people.

Vernacular: It is not the belief that cannot make the people, it is not the people did not come to the defense of the country.

10: Horses are tamed before they seek to be good, and people are trusted before they seek to be able.

Vernacular: A horse should be tame before it is good; a man should be trustworthy before he is capable of doing so.