Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
wise inspiration
What the wise seek is in themselves
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While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death
wise strong men
There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
names language affair
If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord with the truth of things, then affairs cannot be carried out successfully.
education men self
In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.
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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
middle isolated
Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.
winning trying genius
The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.
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There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
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The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
men enemy faults
He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
inspirational teacher past
The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.” (Analects 2.11)
hate names people
The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. “If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it.” (Analects 4.5)
greed determined resentment
The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.