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Confucius

Born

Zou, state of Lu (now Nanxin, Qufu, Shandong)

Website

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/confucius/

Genre

Philosophy

Influences

Zhou era Chinese thought

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Chinese philosopher Confucius, originally Kong Fuzi and born circa 551 BC, promoted a system of social and political ethics, emphasizing order, moderation, and reciprocity between superiors and subordinates; after his death in 479 BC, disciples compiled the Analects , which contains a collection of his sayings and dialogues.

Teachings of this social thinker deeply influenced Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese life.

孔子 - Kong Zi
孔夫子 - Kong Fuzi (Kung Fu-Tzu)

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	The Analects 3.81 avg rating — 22,537 ratings — published -475 — 1027 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean by Confucius, James Legge (Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2013 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doctrine Of The Mean 3.66 avg rating — 307 ratings — published -450 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ta Hio: The Great Learning Of Confucius by Confucius, Ezra Pound (Translator) 3.87 avg rating — 258 ratings — published -480 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of Confucius by Confucius, Lin Yutang, Jeanyee Wong (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1943 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Ten Books 3.37 avg rating — 277 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confucius: The Unwobbling Pivot / The Great Digest / The Analects by Confucius, Ezra Pound (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1951 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Teachings Of Confucius by Confucius, James H. Ford (Editor), Shawn Conners (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Literature Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Mencius, the Shi-King, the Travels of Fâ-Hien, and the Sorrows of Han by Confucius, Epiphanius Wilson (Editor), Mencius 3.84 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1900 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Most Venerable Book - Shang Shu 3.72 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1950 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
― Confucious

tags: wisdom

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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
― Confucius

tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance

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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
― Confucious

tags: beauty, everything, seeing

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August 2017 Old School Classic Poll

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper 1826, 410 pages

56 votes, 18.1%

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 1895, 310 pages

53 votes, 17.1%

Henry VIII by William Shakespeare 1613, 352 pages

40 votes, 12.9%

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 1895, 170 pages

30 votes, 9.7%

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 1883, 262 pages

27 votes, 8.7%

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos 1782, 448 pages

20 votes, 6.5%

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft 1790, 269 pages

19 votes, 6.1%

The Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley 1200, 782 pages

17 votes, 5.5%

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 1767, 784 pages

16 votes, 5.2%

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott 1884, 96 pages

11 votes, 3.5%

The Analects by Confucius -476, 249 pages

9 votes, 2.9%

Mysteries by Knut Hamsun 1892, 348 pages

7 votes, 2.3%

The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan 1405, 282 pages

5 votes, 1.6%

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