Quotes About Confucianism

Par là le confucianisme aboutit à une règle de vie, à une morale qui tend à maintenir ordre et hiérarchie dans la société et dans l'État, et qui réagit vivement contre l'anarchie intellectuelle et sociale des sophistes et légistes.

Il est évident que les 'vertus prêchées par les confucianistes, respect, humilité... soumission et subordination aux supérieurs en rang et en âge', renforcent puissamment l'autorité politique et sociale de la caste des lettrés, c'est-à-dire leur propre classe. Cette morale formaliste et traditionnelle a beaucoup compté dans la continuité et l'immobilisme social de la Chine.

I have always thought that humanity was animal-like. The Confucian theory was man could be improved, but I'm not sure he can be. He can be trained; he can be disciplined.

I'm reminded of the Confucian concept of ren: inadequately conveyed by "benevolence," that quality which is quintessentially human, which can only be cultivated through interaction with others, and which a solitary person cannot manifest.

One of the great virtues of Confucianism was its suppleness. Western political thought tended to be rather brittle; as soon as the state became corrupt, everything ceased to make sense. Confucianism always retained its equilibrium, like a cork that could float as well in spring water or raw sewage.

La vertu de ren, que l'on traduit par « humanité », est centrale dans la morale confucéenne.

???? (hara hachi bun me, "belly eight parts [in ten] full")—an ancient Confucian precept

Preservation of orthodoxy seems to emerge as a supreme and contentious problem for all three monotheistic faiths, far more so than for other major world religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, or Confucianism. This may be partly due to the fact that the monotheistic religions are "revealed," that is, they are believed to have existed eternally and preexist the exact moment of revelation to their prophets. There is less room for flexibility on doctrine.

Under Confucianism, the use of precisely measured court music, prescribed steps, actions, and phrases all added up to an extremely complex system of rituals, each used for a particular purpose at a particular time.

North Korea is a very Confucius country. We respect the elders, the hierarchy. It's not like America where anyone can step up and do things, we have our tradition.

To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him;— Tso Ch'iu-ming was ashamed of such conduct.

The noble-minded have nine states of mind: for eyes, bright; for ears, penetrating; for countenance; cordial; for demeanor, humble; for words, trustworthy; for service, reverent; for doubt, questioning; for anger circumspect; and for facing a chance to profit, moral.

I often had the feeling that it was the old immemorial Confucian family that had kept China orderly. Mao had attacked the family-the Cultural Revolution was intentionally an assault on the family system, when children were told to rat on their bourgeois parents. But that had faltered and failed. The family had endured

officials gained their posts by demonstrating their knowledge of the Confucian classics; they had no reason to be versed in hydraulic engineering per se. In other words, there was a dangerously narrow view of what qualified a man for a government position (although in some ways the appointment of ministers in modern Western democracies is not so different).

Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.

The world will always need revolution. That doesn't mean shooting and violence. A revolution is when you change your thinking. Confucianism and Christianity were both revolutionary.

The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.

Los críticos ven en los poemas la expresión de los sentimientos naturales humanos que prevalecían en el país antes de la incorporación de los ideales confucianos de corrección y moderación.