Confucius

Philosopher

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher known for his teachings on ethics, morality, and social harmony, particularly through his work 'The Analects'.

Born
September 28, 0551
Died
April 11, 0479
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904
Rank
#9

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"When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of support for all those who are disabled or find themselves alone in the world. Everyone has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. Devotion to public duty leaves no place for idleness. Scheming for ill gain is unknown. Sharing displaces selfishness and materialism."

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"Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse."

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"If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well."

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"Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."

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"To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude."

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"When you have become one with the Great Universal, you will have no partiality, and when you are part of the process of transformation, you will have no rigidity."

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"If my mind be not engaged in worship, it is as though I worshipped not."

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"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."

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"It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness."

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"Study the past if you want to define the future."

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"A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears."

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"There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear."

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"To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content."

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"Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines."

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"He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking."

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