Which preposition to use with confucius
"You are a follower of Confucius of Lu, are you not?" "You are right," he answered.
His Favorite Disciple's Opinion of Him X. Confucius in Private and Official Life XI.
On the return of Confucius to Loo, he remained fifteen years without official employment, his native province being in a state of anarchy.
" Duke King of Ts'i consulted Confucius about government.
If you, sir, as a leader show correctness, who will dare not to be correct?" Ki K'ang, being much troubled on account of robbers abroad, consulted Confucius on the matter.
The wisdom of Confucius as a social reformer, as a teacher and guide of the Chinese people, is shown in many ways.
[Footnote 4: The Chief of the Ki clan was virtually the Duke of Lu, under whom Confucius for a time held office.]
The evaluation of Lao Tz[)u] and his pupils as against Confucius by J. Needham, in his Science and Civilization in China, Cambridge 1954 et seq.
These reforms in the state of Loo gave annoyance to the neighboring princes; and to undermine the influence of Confucius with the duke, these princes sent the duke a present of eighty beautiful girls, possessing musical and dancing accomplishments, and also one hundred and twenty splendid horses.