Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
son talent
Everyone calls his son his son, whether he has talents or has not talents.
country father son
Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.
son three produce
There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons.
son chinese duty
When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.
son roots people
From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.
fathers-day son fatherhood
The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
song teaching thinking
The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'
failure grow man plants pulled rice sung worried
There was a man from Sung who pulled at his rice plants because he was worried about their failure to grow
language names truth
If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things
matter
No matter where you go - there you are
constitute five kindness perfect
Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity, kindness
birds cannot passing prevent sadness
You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from making nests in your hair.
courage
To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.
courage principle
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle