Word: confucius
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...Confucius was not troubled with this doctrine of withdrawing from the world. He spent his life actively, doing all he could for men, reviving the old morality and doing his best to remedy the evils of the time...
...contemporary Laotse was a man of a totally different stamp. Both he and Confucius were deeply religious; Laotse's religion, however, was embodied in the idea of kindness and love. Laotse's teaching was one of a mystical connection with God; that of Confucius was active service with man. Each in his way was perfect, yet each lacked the qualities of the other. The final perfection came in Jesus, who taught a service to man together with a mystical reverence...