Confucius is recognized as China's first and greatest teacher. [more]

Although, in the West at least, the name Confucius is widely known, and indeed often misused, very few people are actually aware of either his teachings, or the events of the Great Sage’s life, which stretched from 551 to 479BC. [more]

Classical Chinese - 子曰：“君子博学于文，约之于礼，亦可以弗畔矣夫。” Modern Chinese - 孔子说： “君子广泛地学习经典，用礼来约束自己，就不会背离大道了。” [more]

Confucius (551BC-479 BC), whose personal name was Qiu and styled Zhougni, was borned in the Lu State. [more]

This edition goes beyond others that largely leave readers to their own devices in understanding this cryptic work, by providing an entrée into the text that parallels the traditional Chinese way of approaching it [more]

Mencius was the philosopher whose influence upon ancient Chinese thought was second only to that of Confucius, whose teachings Mencius defended and expanded. The Mencius, in which he recounts his dialogues with kings, dukes, and military men, as well as other philosophers, is one of the four books t... [more]