The Sayings of Confucius

Lao-tzu, the founder of the mystic Taoist philosophy, taught that in inaction alone peace can be found; Mo-tzu proclaimed the doctrine of universal love: that we should love all men as we love self, love the parents of others as we love our own parents.

But his practical mind told him that inaction could not help the world, and that to find a remedy for the nation's ills, their cause must first be learned.

His countrymen speak of him as K'ung Fu-tzu

the Master, or philosopher K'ung

This expression was altered into Confucius by the Jesuit missionaries who first carried his fame to Europe

one of the greatest men in Chinese history.

Three in number, they were called the Three Clans.

but devoted himself instead to study and teaching.

returned to his native country, and resumed for fifteen years his work as student and teacher.[x]

As the years rolled by his fame grew, and a band of pupils gathered round him.