About Confucius
Confucius (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. 'Master Kong'; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the philosophy and...
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The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.
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To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.