． Not doing what is right is a lack of courage. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"

2. Righteousness is the determination to take the affairs of the world as one's own duty. It is not righteous to take something that does not exist. ——"Mencius: Give Your Heart to Your Heart"

3. If you put righteousness first and then benefit, you will be honored; if you put benefit first and then righteousness, you will be humiliated.

4. Righteousness brings benefit, benefit brings prosperity to the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

5. It is not righteous to take something that does not exist. ——"Mencius: Give your best"

6. Righteousness brings benefit, benefit brings prosperity to the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

7. Those who do many injustices will surely die. ——"Zuo Zhuan·Yin Gong Year"

8. Righteousness brings profit, and profit enriches the people. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu"

9. Those who put righteousness first and then benefit will be honored; those who put benefit first and then righteousness will be humiliated. ——"Xunzi·Honor and Disgrace"

10. Think of righteousness when you see benefit. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Xianwen"

11. Righteousness, the ambition to make the world a blessing. ——"Mozi·Jingshuo 1"

12. The law of righteousness lies in correcting myself, not others.

——Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Fanlu·Benevolence and Righteousness"