Confucius

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Qufu, China

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Philosophy

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Zhou Era Chinese Thought

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Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese thought and life.

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

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Average rating: 3.75 · 5,017 ratings · 210 reviews · 79 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Analects by Confucius, D.C. Lau (Translator) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4,766 ratings — published 1955 — 115 editions	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
	Sayings of Confucius by Confucius, Leonard A. Lyall (Translator) 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1955 — 24 editions	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 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2005	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 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	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 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	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 Confucian Analects, the Great Learning & the Doctrine of the Mean by Confucius, James Legge (Translator) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	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) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	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 Sayings Of Confucius 3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	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
	Dialoghi by Confucius, Tiziana Lippiello (Editor) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	Sur Le Destin by Confucius, Lao Tzu, Yu-k'eou Lie-tseu 3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009	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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“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
― Confucius

tags: attributed-no-source, follow-your-bliss, work

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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.”
― Confucius

tags: wisdom

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

tags: beauty, everything, seeing

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