Confucius

Confucius

Philosopher

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

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Born
September 28, 0551
Died
April 11, 0479
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"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.""

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"Because the newer methods of treatment are good, it does not follow that the old ones were bad: for if our honorable and worshipful ancestors had not recovered from their ailments, you and I would not be here today."

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"There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted."

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"In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere."

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"A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel."

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"To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?"

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"For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say."

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"He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it."

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"Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license."

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"But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?"

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"It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife"

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"Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle."

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"The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?"

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"The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm."

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"Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?"

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"I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women."

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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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"Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence."

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