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“The virtue of the noble person is like the wind; the virtue of the common people is like grass. When the wind blows over the grass, the grass must bend.”

— Confucius, Analects, 12.19 (translation)

About Confucius

551 BC – 479 BC

Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose teachings on ethics, family, and governance shaped East Asian thought for millennia. His Analects remain widely studied today.

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