Thursday, March 26, 2009

Confucius' Life Through His Own Words

I originally wrote this entry on August 28, 2004, and published it on blogs.sun.com.



The Master said, "At fifteen I set my heart on learning; at thirty I took my stand; at forty I came to be free from doubts; at fifty I understood the Decree of Heaven; at sixty my ear was atuned; at seventy I followed my heart's desire without overstepping the line."
-The Analects, II.4, trans. by D. C. Lau.




What a glorious life !



References: Confucius, A Great Philosopher-Prophet



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