You were Confucius!

Your life began in 551 B.C. in the
Chinese village of Zou. You worked as a
teacher until age 35, when you became advisor
to the exiled Duke Zhou for a time. Later you
became a magistrate and even the Grand Minister
of Justice of Lu Province for a time. After a
while, you took to wandering with your handful
of disciples and unfortunately found that high-
ranking nobles in many courts were plotting to
have you killed. You continued, however, to
speak on morality and honesty until you finally
retired and spent your remaining days writing.
You died at the age of 72.


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