How To Be Wise Like Confucius

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If I were to meet one philosopher from the past, I think Confucius would be the one. So much wisdom was in him, as obvious by all the Confucius quotes out there. Some of his beliefs are a little outdated, but still, he was wiser in his time than most people living in this time! The fact is that Confucius quotes can help you become wiser.

Confucius once said "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
When life punches you hard, that is not a failure. A real failure would not be getting back up and moving forward. When you have the courage to get back up in life, you will feel amazing about yourself, more so than you would if you were to never fail at all.

Who is Confucius?

Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

The philosophy of Confucius, also known as Confucianism, emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.

His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known in the West as Neo-Confucianism, and later New Confucianism (Modern Neo-Confucianism).

Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics, but modern scholars are cautious of attributing specific assertions to Confucius himself. Aphorisms concerning his teachings were compiled in the Analects, but only many years after his death.

Confucius's principles have commonality with Chinese tradition and belief. He championed strong family loyalty, ancestor veneration, and respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives, recommending family as a basis for ideal government. He espoused the well-known principle "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself", the Golden Rule. He is also a traditional deity in Daoism.

Throughout history, Confucius is widely considered as one of the most important and influential individuals in affecting the lives of humanity. His teaching and philosophy greatly impacted people around the world and still linger in today's society

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Dec. 23, 2019

How To Be Wise Like Confucius

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