Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Sayings of Confucius

> The nature of man is fundamentally good inclined towards goodness.
> The princely man sticks to virtue, and the inferior man clings to material comfort.
> The princely man is just while the inferior man expects rewards and favours.
> The princely man is dignified, noble, magnanimous, and humble while the inferior man is mean, proud, crooked, and arrogant.
> The Ruler should be virtuous, just, honest and dutiful.
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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Tan can you explain to us what is just in your view?

December 01, 2009 8:51 AM
Anonymous said...

子曰：“君子怀德，小人怀土。 君子怀刑， 小人怀惠。“ (里仁4.11)
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Confucius said:
"The gentleman cherishes VIRTUE, but the petty man cherishes his own home. A genetleman is concernd about law and justice, but the petty man is only preoccupied with self-interest" (On Virtue 4.11)

December 01, 2009 4:16 PM
Anonymous said...

The cartoon illustration of Confucius is available from the publisher Asiapac Books.

Title: Inspiration from Confucius, Best Selection from the Analects.

Compiled by Chen Wangheng

December 01, 2009 4:19 PM
Anonymous said...

Confucius said:
"If people are inspired by a moral and virtuous government, and order is maintained by rites of propriety, people will do good because they do not want to live with a sense of shame"
(on Governing 2.3)

道之以德， 齐之以礼，有耻且格
(为政2.3)

December 01, 2009 4:36 PM
Anonymous said...

Preface: "Confucian Ethic is one of six options in the Religious knowledge Programme designed for Secondary Three and Four pupils. The objectives...To enable them to understand the historical development and modern relevance of Confucianism" (Confucian Ethic by Curriculum Development Institute of Singapore, 1985)

Above book with teacher guides are trashaed in Hatyai, Thailand !

December 01, 2009 4:47 PM
Anonymous said...

Where do you put insurance agents?
If the agents are salesmen it is unlikely they have any of the Confucius virtues . They con by confusing the consumers. They are the petty men who are preoccupied with self interest, isn't it? They cannot be the gentlemen who are concerned with the laws when they blatantly break section 27 of the FAA knowingly and willfully.

December 01, 2009 10:28 PM
Anonymous said...

I think the sayings of the wise one in Singapore is:
The princely man is the one who earns millions while the inferior man is the one who earns a few bucks an hour.

December 01, 2009 10:53 PM
Quantum said...

If human being are that good, how do you explain the existence of genocides?

December 07, 2009 7:23 PM
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January 16, 2010 5:58 PM

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