“Take a walk with any three people and at least one of them will have something to teach you . ”
it was Confucius(孔夫子) — China’s most famous thinker and teacher.
When Confucius was young , he visited many famous teachers and studied music , history , poetry(诗歌) and sports. At the age of 22, he became a teacher himself and started his own school.
For more than 2000 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives.
Now they have gone far into east and south Asia. Because they help a lot not only in everyday life but also in society.
Confucius’ most important ideas are about kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old.
Some of Confucius’ most famous sayings are: “A kind person should care for others”, and “be strict with yourself, but be kind to others”.
A. Why are his ideas so popular? B. Do you know who said that? C. People can still hear them today. D. In his life, he had over 3000 students. E. How did he think up those important ideas? F. He also said that everyone should go to school if they want to learn. |