The orchid's association in Chinese culture with such virtues as elegance, good taste, friendship, and fertility goes all the way back to… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
“America acknowledged the greatness of Confucius through a trio of ancient lawgivers—Moses flanked by Confucius to his right and Solon on his… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
By looking at a person's features, clothing, and speech, even Confucius would not be able to say what sort of a person… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
Confucius is like the Torah, rules to follow. And Lao-Tzu is even more conservative, saying that if you do nothing you won't… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“But unlike Machiavelli, Confucius was concerned more with the cultivation of social harmony than with the machinations of power. His themes were… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
“Confucius, the philosopher and politician who was born in the sixth century B.C.E. He acquired a place in Chinese history akin to… — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image
Confucius was not so much a philsopher as a proto-ideologist: what interested him was not metaphysical Truths but rather a harmonious social… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
“Thirdly, in other parts, where they have a written language, as in the East-Indies, China, Japan, &c. they know nothing of the… — William Carey Copy Share Image
“It is no accident that, of the early Jesuit scholars who were pioneers in making China's culture known in Europe, those who… — Hellmut Wilhelm Copy Share Image
“There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
