On Confucius' Ideal Personality - A Gentleman

Character of gentleman is the core of Confucius thought, and runs through the whole idea system: We need gentleman to carry out policy of benevolence in politics, we need gentleman to incline to moral righteousness and avoid benefit in economy, we need take gentleman as the model in moral ethics. Character of gentleman is one of the creams of Chinese traditional culture, which was practiced by superior person from gene- ration to generation as boundless spiritual source. This article is mainly through expounding inherent character and external self-discipline of superior person to illustrate lofty spirit intension of character of gentleman of Confucius. Combining practice of character of gentleman with historical personage, it further expounds fearless spirits of countless superior person who was impelled by lofty character of gentleman to be self-sacrifice for profit of country and nationality. The article put forward viewpoint of critically inherit to character of gentleman, and expect its fascinated moral quality will be emerged in the new times.