Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Zengzi

Quote by Zengzi

“Filial Piety is the principle of Heaven, The righteousness of Earth, And the (proper) conduct of the people.”

Quote by Zengzi

Author

Zengzi

Zengzi, also known as Zeng Can, was a renowned philosopher from the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. He was one of the important representatives of the Confucian school and his thoughts had a profound impact on later generations. Zengzi advocated for filial piety and benevolence, emphasizing the importance of personal cultivation and social morality, which had a significant influence on later generations. more

You May Also Like

“What I got out of baseball is what I have today, and I've got to look at that. I still see some of my friends that never made it past Triple-A. I made that last big step. I was lucky. I'm in love with my land. I got it all from playing ball. It gives me prestige. Someone says, 'What you got?' I say, 'One hundred and twenty-one acres of nice land.'”

“The houses of this country (Maharashtra) are exceedingly strong and built solely of stone and iron. The hatchet-men of the Govt. in the course of my marching do not get sufficient strength and power (i.e. time) TO DESTROY AND RAZE THE TEMPLES OF THE INFIDELS that meet the eye on the way. You should appoint an orthodox inspector (darogha) who may afterwards DESTROY THEM AT LEISURE AND DIG UP THEIR FOUNDATIONS”

“I regret that my coauthors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the journal Pediatrics. The omitted data suggested that African American males who received the MMR vaccine before age 36 months were at increased risk for autism. Decisions were made regarding which findings to report after the data were collected, and I believe that the final study protocol was not followed.”