Project Gutenberg 2007-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 931 Confucius -551 -479 孔子 Lyall, Leonard Arthur 1867 The Sayings of Confucius Reading ease score: 92.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sayings of Confucius" by Confucius is a philosophical text comprised of ethical teachings and ideas, written in the late 5th century BC. The text presents the thoughts and sayings of Confucius, focusing on morality, proper conduct, and the cultivation of virtue in both personal and social spheres. Through its exploration of these timeless principles, the work seeks to guide readers in achieving a harmonious and fulfilling life. At the start of the text, an introduction provides context for Confucius' life, detailing his birth in a politically turbulent China and his pursuit of wisdom through study and teaching. The opening chapters present a series of dialogues and reflections, where Confucius shares insights on various themes such as the importance of learning, the essence of filial piety, and the virtues of honesty and integrity. These passages introduce several key disciples who engage with Confucius, illustrating the interactive nature of his teachings and their relevance to the moral fabric of society. Overall, the beginning reveals Confucius as a wise observer of human behavior, eager to inspire others to live according to the principles of righteousness and benevolence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philosophy, Chinese Confucianism B PL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 297274 297275 2024-10-10T10:59:24.358668 2023-09-11T03:37:56.234980 text/html text/html 291565 2007-12-27T08:52:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 82487 2007-12-27T08:52:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 164425 2024-10-10T10:59:35.293595 application/epub+zip 167943 2024-10-10T10:59:28.182616 application/epub+zip 157800 2024-10-10T10:59:26.567610 application/epub+zip 383281 2024-10-10T10:59:40.081564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345336 2024-10-10T10:59:34.121606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301930 2022-09-11T08:11:51.900479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196046 195820 2024-10-10T10:59:22.653655 2023-09-11T03:37:54.819961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 195816 2007-12-27T08:52:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69367 2007-12-27T08:52:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195959 2007-12-27T08:52:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69337 2007-12-27T08:52:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22388 2024-10-10T10:59:40.225547 application/rdf+xml 14747 2024-10-10T10:59:27.183617 image/jpeg 3982 2024-10-10T10:59:26.875623 image/jpeg 154276 2024-10-10T10:59:24.380648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia