Confucius’ famous aphorisms include:

When three people walk together, there must be one who is my teacher. Choose what is good and do it, and change what is not good. If you want to do something well, you must first sharpen your tools. A gentleman is magnanimous, while a villain is always concerned. If you learn without thinking, you will be in vain; if you think without learning, you will be in danger. He is sensitive and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. The three armies can seize the commander, but an ordinary man cannot seize the will.

Confucius

Confucius lived from September 28, 551 BC to April 11, 479 BC. His surname was Kong, his given name was Qiu, his courtesy name was Zhongni, and his ancestral home was the Song Dynasty. Liyi (now Xiayi County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province) was born in Zouyi, Lu State, now Qufu City, Shandong Province during the Spring and Autumn Period. A famous Chinese thinker, educator, and politician, he traveled around the world with his disciples for fourteen years. According to legend, Confucius had three thousand disciples, including seventy-two sages.

In his later years, he revised the Six Classics, namely "Poetry", "Book", "Ritual", "Music", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn". Ranked first among the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World" by UNESCO. Confucius revised the "Poetry" and "Books" throughout his life, established the "Li" and "Music", prefaced the "Book of Changes", and wrote the "Spring and Autumn". It is also said that the "Spring and Autumn" was written by an unknown person and revised by Confucius.

After Confucius died, his disciples and his subsequent disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotes and thoughts of Confucius and all his disciples, and compiled them into the Confucian classic "The Analects of Confucius". In ancient times, Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and the "Muduo of Heaven". He was one of the most erudite scholars in the society at that time. He was respected by later rulers as the Saint of Confucius, the Most Holy, the Most Holy Teacher, and Dacheng. The most holy teacher, King Wenxuan, is the model for all generations.