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Confucius

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1. Confucius - Noun

2. Confucius - Proper noun

Meaning

Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)

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You know what I want to think of myself? As a human being. Because, I mean I don't want to be like "As Confucius say," but under the sky, under the heavens there is but one family. It just so happens man that people are different. Bruce Lee

Now who are the individuals who are the greatest benefactors of the living generation of mankind? I should say: Confucius and Lao-Tse; the Buddha; the Prophets of Israel and Judah; Zoroaster, Jesus, Muhammad; and Socrates. Arnold J. Toynbee

Rather than worship Confucius and Kuan Kung, one should worship Darwin and Ibsen. Lu Xun

Confucius was a humanist and an agnostic. Hu Shih

Even confucius had his misfortunes. Japanese Proverb

Confucius say too much. Chinese Proverb

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