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confucius
/kənˈfju.ʃəs/
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What does confucius mean?
proper noun
- An influential Chinese philosopher who lived c. 551 BCE – c. 479 BCE; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).
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proper noun
- (rare) A male given name from Latin.
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"Virtue is never friendless," said Confucius, and, as society is constituted in China, this is literally true.
He confounded them by proving that they were not really followers of Confucius, for they did not keep his sayings.
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The fact seems evident that Confucius had not sufficient strength of character to attempt a change in the social conditions of his time.
Sakyamuni, Confucius, and Laotse once stood before a jar of vinegar--the emblem of life--and each dipped in his finger to taste the brew.
The Wu, as exorcising physicians and practitioners of the medical art, may be traced in classical literature to the time of Confucius.