ound world over, and time modifies it but little. It will be
recalled how John P. Altgeld was feared and hated by both press and
pulpit, especially in the State and city he served. But rigor mortis had
scarcely seized upon that slight and tired body before the newspapers
that had disparaged the man worst were vying with one another in glowing
eulogies and warm testimonials to his honesty, sincerity, purity of
motive and deep insight. A personality which can neither be bribed,
bought, coerced, flattered nor cajoled is always regarded by the
many--especially by the party in power--as "dangerous." Vice, masked as
virtue, breathes easier when the honest man is safely under the sod.

The plain and simple style of Confucius' teaching can be gathered by the
following sayings, selected at random from the canonical books of
Confucianism, consisting of the teachings of the great master which were
gathered together and grouped by his disciples and followers after his
death:

The men of old spoke little. It would be well to imitate them, for
those who talk much are sure to say something it would be better to
have left unsaid.

Let a man's labor be proportioned to his needs. For he who works
beyond his strength does but add to his cares and disappointments.
A man should be moderate even in his efforts.

Be not over-anxious to obtain relaxation or repose. For he who is
so, will get neither.

Beware of ever doing that which you are likely, sooner or later, to
repent of having done.

Do not neglect to rectify an evil because it may seem small, for,
though small at first, it may continue to grow until it overwhelms
you.

As riches adorn a house, so does an expanded mind adorn and
tranquillize the body. Hence it is that the superior man will seek
to establish his motives on correct principles.

The cultivator of the soil may have his fill of good things, but
the cultivator of the mind will enjoy a continual feast.

It is because men are prone to be partial toward those they love,
unjust toward those they hate, servile toward those above them,
arrogant to those below them, and either harsh or over-indulgent to
those in poverty and distress, that it is so difficult to find any
one capable of exercising a sound judgment with respect to the
qualities of others.

He who is incapable of regulating his own fam