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Confucius (孔夫子; Kǒng Fū Zǐ, lit. "Master Kong," but most frequently referred to as Kongzi (孔子), traditionally 551 – 479 BCE) was a famous Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asian life and thought.
The 1949 Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a Chinese proverb, so that people would take it seriously." [7] Nonetheless, the proverb soon after became popularly attributed to Confucius.
Every one of Confucius' students had his own character. Some were modest and keen to learn; some were strong and argumentative; some were cowardly and slow to improve. However, Confucius would teach each student according to his nature guiding him along the way so that he/she may become a useful and talented person. Ran Qiu was a very talented ...
The Vinegar Tasters (三酸圖; 'three sours'; 嘗醋翁; 'vinegar-tasting old men'; 嘗醋圖, 尝醋图) is a traditional [clarification needed] subject in Chinese painting, which later spread to other East Asian countries.
For Confucius, filial piety is not merely a ritual outside respect to one's parents, but an inward attitude as well. [11] Filial piety consists of several aspects. Filial piety is an awareness of repaying the burden borne by one's parents. [12] As such, filial piety is done to reciprocate the care one's parents have given. [13]
Throughout the Analects, Confucius's students frequently request that Confucius define ren and give examples of people who embody it, but Confucius generally responds indirectly to his students' questions, instead offering illustrations and examples of behaviours that are associated with ren and explaining how a person could achieve it.
Print version of the Kongzi Jiayu (1589) depicting Confucius and his students examining a qiqi (tilting vessel) Due to the controversy surrounding the Kongzi Jiayu , and the fact that much of its content was known from other ancient texts, early Western sinologists did not pay much attention to the work. [ 3 ]
Confucius was educated at schools for commoners, where he studied and learned the Six Arts. [21] Confucius was born into the class of shi (士), between the aristocracy and the common people. He is said to have worked in various government jobs during his early 20s, and as a bookkeeper and a caretaker of sheep and horses, using the proceeds to ...