Abstract：Born in wartime chaos, Confucius attempted to change the society he lived in, but in vain.His thoughts, including self-protecting, doing the right thing, obtaining money in a proper way, discerning honor and dishonor, hermitage complex and so forth, reflected his proposal of how to survive in the society: taking up the responsibility to promote morality and justice, binding personal wealth and honor with national prosperity, keep away from the evil to protect one's life and hold the moral bottom line. All of the ideas above played a significant role in Chinese history, hence a spiritual beacon of Chinese intellectuals.

Keyword：Confucius;way of survival;chaos;morality and justice;