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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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
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He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.