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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: 3.83 · 21,769 ratings · 920 reviews · 425 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Analects 3.81 avg rating — 18,413 ratings — published -429 — 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
	The Doctrine of the Mean 3.71 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 1993 — 33 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 3.48 avg rating — 196 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
	Confucian Analects, The Great Learning The Doctrine of the Mean by Confucius, James Legge (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 234 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 3.91 avg rating — 179 ratings — published -480 — 8 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) 4.02 avg rating — 81 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 3.86 avg rating — 58 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 Sayings of Confucius 3.13 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1946 — 33 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 4.08 avg rating — 60 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
	The Essential Analects: Selected Passages With Traditional Commentary by Confucius, Edward Slingerland (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 37 ratings — published -429	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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Voting is now open for our August Classical read. Voting will stay open until July 14th, 2018 and the winning book will be announced on July 15th, 2018.

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

8 votes, 29.6%

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights by Anonymous

6 votes, 22.2%

The Reivers by William Faulkner

4 votes, 14.8%

The Analects by Confucius

4 votes, 14.8%

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

3 votes, 11.1%

The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle

2 votes, 7.4%

27 total votes

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