Ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius dedicated his life to teaching values like honesty, respect, and wisdom. His belief ...
Not many human beings manage to transcend their own era, and even fewer remain influential for centuries, let alone millennia. One of the most widely recognized examples is Confucius, a Chinese ...
About five centuries before the birth of Christ, there lived a man fortunate enough to be called “Master Kong.” He was born in Qufu, in the ancient State of Lu, an independent region that existed as a ...
Confucius’ quote shows why learning without reflection is wasted, and why thought without study becomes dangerous in today’s ...
The environment from which Confucius' wisdom emerged was one of great turmoil. A once stable society had deteriorated into warring states carrying out mass slaughters of hundreds of thousands of ...
November 2 is All Souls’ Day, when many Christians honor the dead. As much as we all know about the inevitability of death, we are often unable to deal with the loss of a loved one. Our modern-day ...
BEJIING — There’s nothing looney about these toons. Two Chinese media firms have signed a deal with the Confucius Foundation to make a $5.3 million cartoon series on the legendary philosopher’s life ...
Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher, taught that asking questions is vital for learning. His timeless quote states that a person who asks is a fool for a minute, but one who does not ask is a ...
“How far-extending was the filial piety of King Wu and the duke of Zhou! Now filial piety is seen in the skillful carrying out of the wishes of our forefathers, and the skillful carrying forward of ...
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Freshman congressman Anthony Gonzalez on Tuesday joined a growing number of legislators who are questioning the wisdom of Chinese-government funded cultural and language exchange ...
It was supposed to be the patriotic holiday hit. “Confucius,” the government-backed bio-epic about the ancient philosopher, was tailor-made to stir national pride over Chinese New Year. What they got ...