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Confucius

Born

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. Born 551 BC - Died 479 BC (aged 71–72).

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

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Average rating: 3.84 · 20,183 ratings · 837 reviews · 412 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Analects 3.83 avg rating — 17,142 ratings — published -429 — 544 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.47 avg rating — 192 ratings — published -429 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.74 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1993 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Confucian Analects, The Great Learning The Doctrine of the Mean by Confucius, James Legge (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 206 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.87 avg rating — 165 ratings — published -480 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 4.09 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Anthology of Chinese Literature by Confucius, Sun Tzu, Cao Xuegin 3.85 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Most Venerable Book - Shang Shu by Confucius (Compiler), Anonymous, Martin Palmer (Translator) 3.62 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.06 avg rating — 65 ratings — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Complete Works of Confucius 4.05 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Quotes by Confucius

“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.”
― Confucious

tags: wisdom

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

tags: beauty, everything, seeing

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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
― Confucius

tags: education, inspirational, life, perseverance

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Polls

August 2017 Old School Classic Poll

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper 1826, 410 pages

57 votes, 18.1%

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 1895, 310 pages

55 votes, 17.5%

Henry VIII by William Shakespeare 1613, 352 pages

40 votes, 12.7%

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 1895, 170 pages

31 votes, 9.8%

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 1883, 262 pages

27 votes, 8.6%

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos 1782, 448 pages

20 votes, 6.3%

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft 1790, 269 pages

19 votes, 6.0%

The Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley 1200, 782 pages

17 votes, 5.4%

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 1767, 784 pages

16 votes, 5.1%

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott 1884, 96 pages

11 votes, 3.5%

The Analects by Confucius -476, 249 pages

10 votes, 3.2%

Mysteries by Knut Hamsun 1892, 348 pages

7 votes, 2.2%

The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan 1405, 282 pages

5 votes, 1.6%

315 total votes

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