Confucius Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: 551 BC - 479 BC
Birthday: 551 BC
Death: 479 BC
From the loving example of one family a whole State may become loving, and from its courtesies, courteous; while from the ambition and perverseness of the one man the whole State may be thrown into rebellious disorder. Such is the nature of influence.
source: Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.1142, Delphi Classics
topic: Ambition, Men, Example, Perverseness
