Overview
Confucius was a Philosopher and Teacher.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 551 to BC 479 孔子Strongly inferred · Book of Han 65, passages 55, 63, 86, 94-95
Career and standing
- base and lowly 卑賤LowlyDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 95
Works and attributed material
- Narration · Subject · Paraphrased · Silent-subject continuation of the Confucius lament in s0094.Directly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 95
- No phoenix comes; the Yellow River sends up no chart—for me it is over. 鳳鳥不至，河不出圖，吾已矣夫！Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 94
- The gentleman's virtue is wind; the commoner's virtue is grass. 君子之德風，小人之德草，草上之風必偃。Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 63
- To strike before you have taught is tyranny. 不教而誅謂之虐。Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 86
- Virtue never stands alone; it has neighbors 德不孤，必有鄰Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 55
Events and relationships
- LamentedScholarly · Speaker · Summary He grieved that such omens could be brought about, yet his low station barred him. 自悲可致此物，而身卑賤不得致也Directly stated · Book of Han 65, passages 94-95
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment effect of accumulated goodness and virtue · Mode quoted-speechDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 55
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 55
- He could in principle bring the phoenix and river-chart omens, but his humble station prevented it. 可致此物，而身卑賤不得致Directly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 95
References in the histories
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