The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops. - Confucius

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The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.

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About Confucius

Confucius (traditionally 28 September 551 B.C. – 479 B.C.) was a Chinese social philosopher, whose teachings deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. "Confucius" is a latinization of the Chinese 孔夫子, Kong Fu Zi or K'ung-fu-tzu, literally "Master Kong", but he is usually referred to in China with a simpler version of this honorific as 孔子, Kongzi, or Kǒng Zǐ.

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Native Name: 孔夫子
Alternative Names: Confucio • Konfuzius • Cheu-kong • Chung-ni • Cong-tse • K'ung Chung-ni • K'ung Fu-tse • K'ung-fu-tzu • K'ung-tzu • Kong Fu Zi • Kong Fuzi • Kong Qiu • Kong Zhongni • Kongfuzi • Kongqiu • Kongzi • Kung Chung-ni • Kung Fu Tzu • Kung Fu-tse • Kungfutse • Zhongni
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