Column Chronicles: Son of Confucius, part three

Son of Confucius, part three

Frank Cotolo
August 18, 2016

Here is more text from the works of Confucious, Jr., a man who demanded to be known publicly as the direct ascendant of his namesake, the perennitally quoted Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period in China. In 477 BC.

The self-named Confucius, Jr. began to publish hundreds of works that were lost in a wave of public disinterest. The works were found only recently in an archeologic dig that discovered the burial site of Kong Li, the first child of Confucius.

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To be young is to own the dangerous properties of stupidity but no land.

If a man has no thought about what is distant, he will never need a map.

The superior man is better, the inferior man is weaker but the sexy man gets the best women.

A great man does not set his mind either for anything or against anything, which is why great men are bad soldiers, cooks, husbands, musicians... well you get it.

The gem cannot be polished is a fugazi.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first mile.

Life is really simple. It is just very complicated to figure out so it works for you.

There is a will to win but it doesn't always work that well.

Wherever you go, that is where you are located.

I hear but I forget. I see and I remember. But I never hear and see and remember at the same time. What's up with that?

Wisdom is reflection, imitation, experience and that one thing the wise always forget. That thing, you know?

Forget injuries, unless the bleeding is profuse.

Men have similar natures. But without their testicles their voices dramatically change.

Be aware of your faults or you will lose everything, unless you have nothing anyway, in which case, nothing you do wrong will matter.

...to be continued.

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