It follows his life, from his lowly birth in the small town of tsou, to his death as one of the worlds greatest philosophers. With critical and biographical sketches by epiphanius wilson. Duke ling of wei was consulting confucius about army arrangements. Some readers maybe misunderstood in the first place when they read this book. Confucius strongly believed in the power of education for improving the world. The wisdom of confucius, edited and translated by lin yutang, takes the best things said and said about confucius and put them into one three hundred page book. The wisdom of confucius by philosophical library ebook. Here are the best confucius quotes to inspire you to elevate your own knowledge. But together with that one, i also received this book confuciuss social wisdom. Hongming gu the life and social ethics of the great chinese sage.
Quotations by confucius, chinese philosopher, born 551 bc. Im sure there is some wisdome in this book somewhere but the conversation and wording is terrible. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Confucius the book of life is the brain of the school of life, a gathering of the best ideas around wisdom and emotional intelligence. Confucius 551479 bc was a chinese teacher, editor, poli. Confucius thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as confucianism. It guides the reader in the way to manage business and personal issues using timetested solutions. This bilingual volume presents selections from the works of. But in the ancestral temple, and at court, he spoke with the fluency and accuracy of a debater, but ever guardedly. But in the ancestral temple, and at court, he spoke with the fluency and. Teacher, politician, philosopher, and student, confucius offered wisdom and aphorisms on a variety of topics that transcend borders and time. Zhu xi, who was the most famous interpreter of confucianism in the song dynasty, regarded it as one of the four great books of confucianism. Yutang, lin translator editor and a great selection of related books, art and. Whether considering his own life, human nature, or a societys responsibilities, confuciuss teachings emphasize personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, and.
The sayings of confucius full audiobook greatest audio. He is studied, thoughtful, and is found carefully sticking to the wisdom gleaned from predecessorsattention to history will therefore be important to confucius. The wisdom of confucius by peter pauper press 1963. I bought this book thinking id get a huge list of all of the wisdom of confucius. The analects of confucius etext contains the full text of the analects by confucius. Confucius says is a place to submit famous quotes and popular sayings about wisdom, health, knowledge, luck, love and more. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. We know very little for certain about the life of the chinese philosopher confucius a westernised version of his name, which means master kong. The wisdom of confucius illustrated edition by confucius. Whether considering his own life, human nature, or a societys responsibilities, confuciuss teachings emphasize personal and governmental. Confucius says this is the easiest method to learn. Basically it provides an account of morality and how to become an exemplary person. The wisdom of confucius the modern library of the worlds best books confucius, lin yutang on.
Insightful compilation of the teachings of the great chinese philosopher and social reformer. It took me 10 minutes read a page, and read again, because i truly had no idea what was going on. This is a very good book on the wisdom of confucius, but not the wordbyword translation of the original analects of confucius. For kids it is the leading instrument for learning new things and. The famous chinese philosopher and teacher inspired confucianism, a way of life rooted in the importance of family and social harmony.
I remember reading another book by pavan choudary and it was called how a good person can really win. Wisdom of confucius audiobook by the wisdom series. The project gutenberg ebook of the wisdom of confucius with. With critical and biographical sketches by epiphanius wilson 1900 by confucius and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Whether considering his own life, human nature, or a societys responsibilities, confuciuss teachings emphasize personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, and sincerity. His answer was, had you asked me about such things as temple requisites, i have learnt that business, but i have not yet studied military matters. Confucius said is a 21st century management book based on oriental philosophy that still holds strong after thousands of years. In his own village, confucius presented a somewhat plain and simple appearance, and looked unlike a man who possessed ability of speech. The wisdom of confucius by epiphanius wilson, 9781514173541, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Insightful compilation of the teachings of the great chinese phi. The wisdom of confucius confucius, epiphanius wilson. The project gutenberg ebook of the wisdom of confucius.
It was introduced to europe by the italian jesuit matteo ricci, who was the first to latinise. The wisdom of confucius the sayings of mencius the shiking. I remember disliking this book as well, because it was a bit dodgy and clickbaity. Chinese philosophy is sometimes hard to be really understood at first because its deep and profound. The analects of confucius is the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the chinese philosopher confucius. Wisdom from the analects of confucius merce cardus. The analects has been one of the most widely read and studied books in china for the last 2,000 years, and continues to have a substantial influence on chinese and east asian thought and values today. Hundreds of sage observations from chinas most revered scholar teacher, politician, philosopher, and student, confucius offered wisdom and aphorisms on a variety of topics that transcend borders and time. The wisdom of confucius the modern library of the worlds best. Wisdom famous quotes and popular sayings confucius says. The analects of confucius books viii and ix summary and.