Confucius
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Chinese teacher and thinker (traditionally dated 551 to 479 BCE), born in Zou and an official in Lu; his teachings survive as sayings in the Analects, which…
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ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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12 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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People led by virtue and the rules of propriety gain a sense of shame and become good (opens korrents.com)
“If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of shame, and moreover will become good.”
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Learning without thinking is wasted effort, and thinking without learning is dangerous (opens korrents.com)
“Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
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Knowledge means holding that you know what you know and admitting that you do not know what you do not (opens korrents.com)
“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it;— this is knowledge.”
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People led by virtue and the rules of propriety gain a sense of shame and become good (opens korrents.com)