# Confucius  Confucius (551-479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and teacher whose teachings have deeply influenced Chinese culture and philosophy for over two millennia. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, kindness, and sincerity. Confucius founded Confucianism, a system of philosophical and ethical teachings that became the state ideology of China for centuries. Born Kong Qiu in the state of Lu (present-day Shandong Province), Confucius lived during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. He believed that education and self-cultivation were the keys to virtue and that a virtuous society could be achieved through proper relationships between people, respect for elders, and moral leadership. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Confucius]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Confucius]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[A great man is hard on himself. A small man is hard on others]] - [[A man is great not because he hasn't failed. A man is great because failure hasn't stopped him]] - [[It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop]] - [[It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop]] - [[Respect yourself and others will respect you]] - [[The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life]] - [[We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one]] - [[When anger arises, think of the consequences]] - [[When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Confucius]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->