The Master said: "Love learning and trust it deeply.  Guard the Way of virtue and benevolence unto death.  Never enter a dangerous country, and never inhabit a country in turmoil.
"When all beneath Heaven abides in the Way, make yourself known; and when the Way's lost, stay hidden.  When the Way rules in your country, there's shame in poverty and obscurity; and when the Way's lost in your country, there's shame in wealth and renown.

Analects 8.13