Confucius




Confucius

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gender
male

place of birth
Qufu, China

genre
Philosophy

influences
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.





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avg rating: 3.73 | 674 ratings | 55 reviews | 52 distinct works | 7 fans
The Analects The Analects
by Confucius
avg rating 3.67 — 472 ratings — published 1937
77 editions
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Great Ideas First Ten Books Great Ideas First Ten Books
by Confucius
avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published 2005
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The Great Learning The Great Learning
by Confucius
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2000
4 editions
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Gespräche Gespräche
by Confucius, Ralf Moritz
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2003
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The Sayings of Confucius The Sayings of Confucius
by Confucius
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2009
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The Sayings of Confucius The Sayings of Confucius
by Confucius, Leonard A. Lyall (Translator)
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 2008
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Een Glimlach Van De Eeuwigheid Een Glimlach Van De Eeuwigheid
by Confucius, Daniel Sheets Dye (Editor), designed by arjen f. de groot (Translator)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1984
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The Confucian bible: The non-t... The Confucian bible: The non-theocentric code for concerned humans = [Lun yu]
by Confucius
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1991
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Der gute Weg. Worte des große... Der gute Weg. Worte des großen chinesischen Weisheitslehrers
by Confucius, Werner Felitz, Kung-fu-tse
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2005
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Die Weisheit des Konfuzius. Die Weisheit des Konfuzius.
by Confucius, Kung-fu-tse
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2004
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"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
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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."
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"If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake."
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