This saying comes from the book Xunzi, which is named after the philosopher Xunzi (313?–238BC). He believed that heaven and mankind each have their own duties and that the operations of heaven, earth and human affairs follow their respective laws. In this sense, we should not consider either societal peace and turbulence or fortune and misfortune …
This term, which originated from The Doctrine of the Mean (a section of The Book of Rites), means that one should at all times follow the principle of the mean. Confucian scholars regarded the mean as the supreme principle guiding people's behavior. They stressed that when handling things one should not act excessively or insufficiently. However, t…
This term refers to the universal principle that governs all things. The ancient Chinese believed that things are all governed by their own underlying principles. This term refers to the intrinsic nature of objects and humans; and it also refers to patterns that govern both the movements of things as well as the words and actions of humans. For some…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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