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Article: Confucius said ... He has been called the wisest man in China. But who was Confucius, and what did he really say?(World History)
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- January 19, 2004
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Have you ever heard someone begin a sentence with the words: "As Confucius said"? For more than 2,000 years, the sayings of the ancient Chinese teacher Confucius (kuhn-FYOO-shuhs) have been quoted in every language. Confucius himself has been called one of the wisest men who ever lived. But who he was and what he actually said are something of a mystery.
"There is a lot of myth and legend surrounding Confucius," says Jonathan Lipman, a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. "We actually have very little information about his life and times."
What is known about Confucius comes mostly from his students. Confucius taught through informal ...