The reason Confucianism works is that its core tenet is "Honor thy Father."
Aphorism 39
A healthy man is the one who seeks the welfare of others over himself.
Aphorism 38
The Irish have luck. The Germans have will. Success is a balance of both these things.
Aphorism 37
In a silly way, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division explain everything in this world.
Aphorism 36
There is nothing certain, but a leap of faith.
Aphorism 35
Where before emotions were realistic in art, now violence is realistic in art.
Aphorism 34
The great novelists wanted real life in fiction, until now we have made real life into its own fiction.
Aphorism 33
If a law makes what's right wrong, or what's wrong right, it ought not be followed.
Aphorism 32
Eating a fella was heartily approved of in some advanced cultures. It makes you think about what things we get wrong.
Aphorism 31
Societies dictate mores. They do not dictate morals.