Pursuant to Confucian principles, he left governmental service to observe a mourning period, traditionally for three years.

Social order was based on Confucian principles.

This admonition does not promote a democratic idea; it conforms to the Confucian principle of humane actions .

Confucian principles should guide public life, he said in a recent interview at his official residence.

Many documents were written about history, geography, medicine, and Confucian principles.

The Far East held similar ideas to the West of what a gentleman is, which are based on Confucian principles.

He finally resigned in 771, devoting himself to the study of Confucian principles and their applications in Japanese administration.

It created a balance of power that remained (fairly) stable for the next 250 years, influenced by Confucian principles of social order.

This strict adherence to Confucian principles by a Korean pleased his Chinese hosts.

Traditional Korean society was hierarchically arranged according to Confucian principles under the semi-divine emperor.