it’s vitally important to remember that Confucius, much like Socrates, is known to us only through a collection of sayings and anecdotes recorded by his followers, and for those of us in the ...

Description: Twenty-six centuries after their origination, the principles laid down in the Analects of Confucius still act as the foundation of Chinese philosophy, ethics, society and government, and ...

Confucius intentionally or accidentally met ... Not surprisingly, therefore, many languages have proverbs which express this insight, emphasising the 'first step' as the one that counts.

Qufu was the hometown of Confucius (551-479 B.C.), the celebrated thinker, philosopher and educator of the Spring and Autumn Period. For twenty-five centuries, he has exerted profound influence on ...

He cited the proverb "guo er bu gai, shi wei guo yi" by Confucius, along with the idiom "yi cuo zai cuo", underscoring the importance of not repeating the mistakes. "If you make a mistake and do ...