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Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 10 Jan 22

This is the Confucius statue at Overfelt Park in the Chinese Cultural Garden section. Still no water around it but some nice clouds. I was hoping the waterways would have water after the recent rains,but no such luck. It is near...

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Chinese Cultural garden at Overfelt Park in San Jose

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 12 Jul 21

This is in Over felt Park. This is a view of the Confucius statue in the Chinese cultural garden, which is part of this park. There are Chinese arches,paths,and trenches which should be rivers, but have no water due to the...

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Confucius say...

pgn @pgntwo (22405) • Derry, Northern Ireland 3 Oct 15

...before giving someone a piece of your mind, make sure you have enough to spare. A truism, if ever there was one. It almost sounds like the one that goes ...wise speak when they have something to say; fools speak when they...

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when Socrates meets Confucius

allenlee @isetfiretotherain (6) • Changsha, China 18 Nov 13

these two great sages lived in the same era but in different locations. when they meet together, what will happen?

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A simple quote that changed you life.

r03249 @r03249 (357) • Philippines 27 Sep 11

I love collecting different quotations. My favorites among them are the ones that contributed by Martin Luther, Confucius, the Bible and Aristotle. My favorite quotes and the ones that inspired me more than anything...

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Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws????

damned_dle @damned_dle (3942) • Philippines 20 Feb 11

"Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws"- Confucius I found that quote from vigilant citizen website but I doubt if Confucius really said that? I tried searching for it on google but it always connected to...

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do you know confucius?

PhilosoPh @PhilosoPh (10) • China 9 Dec 10

Maybe you are American,or maybe you are a Japanese.But you must be know Confucius!!! A Great Chinese.

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is there anyone watch the movie named Confucius?

gongchhua @gongchhua (272) • China 27 Jan 10

Hi ,everyone! did you watch the movie "Kongzi" ,also named Confucius. I have no time to watch it. I hope someone can tell the contents to me . I know Confucius was one of the famus people in ancient China, a wise philosopher. He...

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How often do you judge people ?

ysobelle @ysobelle (202) • Philippines 27 Jul 09

I seldom judge people, if possible I will not judge them. We should cast no stones to anyone because you we are not perfect. As Confucius said do unto others what you want others do unto you.

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read Confucius: everyone has the right to get education

renee0909 @renee0909 (152) • China 3 May 08

In our times, it is very comment to realize that everyone has the right to get education. But in the ancient slavery and federal times, it was not so easy to approach. The rich and the upper class had the right to be educated, but...

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read Confucius: respect for parents

renee0909 @renee0909 (152) • China 2 May 08

what will you do if you have a different view of your parents'? If you believe you are right and they won't take your advice, what will you do? In Chinese traditional culture, we held this belief as bellow: Confucius said,...

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read Confucius: do not impose on others what you don't desire yourself

renee0909 @renee0909 (152) • China 30 Apr 08

Confucius said,'Do not impose on others what you do not desire yourself.' How we should behave ourselves when getting along with others is an important question. Confucius once said the above sentence when his students...

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read Confucius---- humanity

renee0909 @renee0909 (152) • China 29 Apr 08

One of the most important ideas of Confucius is HUMANITY, in Chinese REN. This idea is not only seen in his political attitude, but also in his views of life, moral standard and manners. To quote from THE ANALECTS (a book compiled...

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read Confucius----the ancient Chinese thinker

renee0909 @renee0909 (152) • China 29 Apr 08

Hello, every one here. This is a brief introduction of Confucius. I'd like to share his ideas here and we can have discussions. Confucius (551--479 BC), living in what was called the Spring and Autumn period(770--476 BC), was a...

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do you konw Confucius?

licisheng508 @licisheng508 (221) • China 5 May 07

Confucius is a great man in china,he lived more than 2000 years ago.he was a great educator and thinker,he theory have the power to influence china 2000 years and will be continue.here some he great quotes: do not do to others...

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Do you think age of 40 marks the beginning of mature life for us?

maggie0422 @maggie0422 (168) • China 20 Feb 07

A Chinese knowledgable master Confucius had said that "men have no doubts at age of 40" which means we can understand many truth of life from 40 years old after many failure and mistakes in life struggle, then we can benefit and...

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Who Do You Think is the Greatest Person in History?

manifestabundance @manifestabundance (217) • Singapore 16 Feb 07

Hi there! Michael Hart's "The 100 Most Influential Persons in History" ranks them as follows (Hart also gives his reasons for ranking them thus, which I've summarised in brackets after each name): 1. Prophet Mohammed (the...

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who is confucius?

fox123 @fox123 (285) • Philippines 31 Jan 07

Who is confucius? (551-479 bc) author of the saying as the golden rules " Do not do to others, what you do not wish other to do to you. He came from a noble family but his parents were poor, he was a good and obedient son, grew up...

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How to put the world in order....(The importance of personal life and family)

baronarthur @baronarthur (4187) • Indonesia 14 Dec 06

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we...

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do you know Confucius?

leapfalling @leapfalling (500) • China 29 Nov 06

yes or no?

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