Who was Confucius? - Bryan W. Van Norden
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Most people recognize his name and know that he is famous for having said something, but considering the long-lasting impact his teachings have had on the world, very few people know who Confucius really was, what he really said... and why. Bryan W. Van Norden reveals the man behind the mystery.
Lesson by Bryan W. Van Norden, animation by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat.
"With great power, comes great electricity bill." - Confucius
DIS GON B GUD “God bless America ” --- by Confucius
With great power comes great current squared times resistance" -Ohm
you've made my day! xD xD xD
+Firstname Lastname Ohmm!
DIS GON B GUD i hate u 😂😂😂
"dont yeet others if you dont want to be yeeted"
-confucius
I'm loling my head off right now😂🤣😂😂
Best comment ever!
That's actually seems like he would say, if he was more joking type.
"In this world it's yeet or be yeeted" -someflower
😂😂😂😂😂
"A bird can fly, but a fly cannot bird." - Confucius
+Darren Ng Darren you really nailed it with that one.
+Darren Ng Did he speak English? I don't think Chinese use the same word for a fly (an insect) and act of flying.
+TheUglyGnome I think you're missing the point of the joke. And no they don't use the same word.
+Darren Ng I'm missing the joke here. Help me out guys.
+Darren Ng yeah, me too. What's the joke?
"He who spends his nights watching CZcams, does not simply wake up early for school."
-Confucius
😂
ACTUAL quotes from Confucius-
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it."
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."
"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."
These are not actual quotes. Here’s some actual quotes:
“To study and sometimes practice what is learned, is that not enjoyment? To be visited by a friend from faraway, is that not happiness?”
“Respect the gods but keep a distance from them. If one cannot serve other humans well, how can one serve the gods.”
“To govern with virtue, is similar to the Northern pole: staying in its own place, yet supported by all the stars.”
"What in the heaven is going on in this comment section" - Confucius
I have no idea how Confucius inspires so many here to mock him, making up sayings in a style that he never used. I just came here from an Archbishop Fulton Sheen lecture in which he calls Confucius "a very wise man," explaining how the philosopher observed that, over our lifetime, most do not become better people but merely sublimate the base desires of their youth. A very modern take, said 2500 years ago. So I am glad that you too are wondering what the heck is going on, and you put it in a funny way.
"One cannot hold his laughter, while reading down the comments." - Confucius.
"a bird can fly, but a fly cannot bird" -yhe comment underneath this
"Man who run behind car get exhausted, man who run in front of car get tired." -Confucious
hahaha omg! good one! so funny
+Grilled Queso Confucius say: it good for boy meet girl in park; better for boy to park meat in girl.
+Grilled Queso Astonishing!
+Grilled Queso Like if there were cars during that era... Maybe carriages
+Grilled Queto man who go to bed with itchy bum wake up with stinky finger
"He who watches to much CZcams does not take care of his responsibilities."
- Confucius
that's deep...
+Monsieur Bernoulli Damnit!
+Monsieur Bernoulli "he who preaches with the same action does nothing but continuing misleading habits." - Confucius-
+Monsieur Bernoulli My life in a nutshell.
+Monsieur Bernoulli 😂😂😂😂
"Man who want pretty nurse must be patient"
- Confucius
100% real
Yeah! I will follow this rule!
😂😂 nice one.
It is funny.
Guys... you may enjoy 3 minutes life wisdom of Confucious in my channel.
Take care and Keep learning and growing.
AHAHAHAHA. did you found this in the Analects? good one! ;)
"Others should not write, what I never said."
-Confucius
Bet he would've loved it. Humanity needs humility. 😉
"True knowledge is knowing the extent of one's ignorance." - Confucius
Hmm
"Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is dangerous."-Confucius
"it's on the internet, must be true" -confucius
"You may rob the Three Armies of their Commander, but you cannot rob the humblest peasant of his opinion."-Confucius
"it is only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always to solve problems without using violence" - Confucius
good one
oh my god. what did I just read
@@scarletteenager Confucius
😂😂😂
Do a " Who was Lao Tzu? " now.
Yea! Also, I see a Gilgamesh!
+Colton Wilson nanda temeeeee ?!!
oh, and confucios respected lao tzu alot btw.
I think he was a taoist teacher.
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Haωo Χap yes. He's the creator.
One small thing, when depicting Confucius reading, he's most likely reading up and down not left and right.
ancient chinese is up to down. modern is left to right just like english
Confucius is, of course, ancient Chinese.
It's interesting how similar Confucius's summary of his philosophy sounds to Jesus's summary of Christianity, and Rabbi Hillel's summary of Judaism, and Guantama Buddha's summary of Buddhism, and really every major world religion. "Don't be a dick" seems to be a pretty universal religious concept.
aegideus That's actually what God wants from us. Still, some people really want to be huge dicks, apparently
See Below:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_Age
except muhammad.
"Kill others although you yourself don't want to be killed" every muslim scholar
@RAIMA CHOWDHURY I was a muslim. I live in muslim country, so I know what I said
@RAIMA CHOWDHURY Here comes our post-modernist shallow-minded, naive girl...
So good to know so much about the man, who was just a name I used to see below some of the best Quotes I have ever read. Thanks ✌🏼️
+Sourabh Agarwal If you like quotes, I recommend Rumi.
+Catalistic thanks for the recommendation, I will definitely give it a shot.
Btw have you read The Analects .?
Sourabh Agarwal Just know the book from this video.
+Catalistic okay.. Thanks.
+Sourabh Agarwal Watch the movie Confucius, its a pretty good one.
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest, and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
-Confucius
In my opinion sir, i think it's the combination of all those.
Facing experience is truly the bitterest and we all know that
"Be excellent to each other" - Confucius
"Pick a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"-Confucius
There's no evidence he ever said this though, a common misattribution
I thought Einstein said that. Him and Abraham Lincoln.
I never say it. -Confucis😂
Isn't that an Arabic proverb?
i thought my screen was dirty, DAMN YOU
+Ahmed Yusuf disturbing AF. feeling like disliking this video just for that damn dirt
+Ahmed Yusuf hhheHEEHEH
gO tO TRuThcONtrWEstcOm< ReaD The pResEnt
+Ahmed Yusuf ahah this is great
+Ahmed Yusuf i literally spent that whole video scratching at the screen, omgosh Dx
+Citlali Villegas ohh great phew I thought I was the only one tbh xD
"Yo Momma"
-Confucius 2015
Nani da fuc bro XD
I got in trouble in 1st grade and I was taught to try doing what Confucius said. My classmate who also got in trouble misheard it and thought our guidance councilor said "Treat others the way they treat you" and chaos broke loose from that.
"Anyone can judge a criminal cases as well as I. What I would like to do is correct the conditions that bring about such cases."-Confucius
I don't know... I'm a little CONFUCED by this video.
+William Tael yea this video confuce us.
+William Tael Well played. well played.
Haha
you need to be banned from the Internet
Confused*
"You know you're famous when even Jesus plagiarizes you" - Confucius
+1
In Catholic school, Confucius was actually mentioned in a few of our theology textbooks, along with other religious leaders. Apparently his advice is known as the silver rule and is actually found in many cultures and religions, because it's good advice, after all. The Christians follow the silver rule and also the golden rule, which says to do to others what you would want done to you. Apparently the only distinction is that the silver rule is basically "don't be cruel to others if you don't want them to be cruel to you," while the golden rule is "be nice to others if you want them to be nice to you." Basically the same idea though. Religion is weird that way.
zerospin shut up
no u
"But according to bible, I still can't go to the heaven since i dont even know jesus" - Confucius
"When I was young I was poor and after decades of hard work I m not young anymore"
Confucius
Was Confucious his real name, or is that a Latin version of it? Doesn't sound very Chinese. I've always wondered this...
+Joe Scott Good question. I looked it up on wikipedia, it is latinized. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius#Names
+LeonidasSthlm Ha! Wikipedia, what a concept. :)
Thanks for sharing!
Kong Zi became Confucius by western missionary scholars.
+Monsieur Bernoulli more like Kong Fuzi became Confuci(us)
+Joe Scott 孔子 is his name(that we call)
"that's what she said" - Confucious
Oh no, I've fallen down the TED-Ed rabbit hole.
"When people are educated, distinctions between the classes disappear..if the descendants of kings and emperors lack quality, they should be demoted to the level of the peasants. And if peasants have quality, they should be elevated to the ranks of the rulers."--Confucius
己所不欲，勿施于人。
+hellowjp 己所甚欲，矣勿施于人
+ahadicow
墨子的“兼爱”高过一切。儒家的“仁”根本是浮云。
+moose 孟子認為兼愛太過廣泛和虛偽，像你現在就沒有包涵兼愛到各種不同的思想。這樣墨子會傷心喔
I'm trying to learn Mandarin, but all I know is my name: 約拿.
Jonah Safern
have fun bro. it's not easy.
TED vids are so inspirational
Ted-ed almost always gets the perfect animation style for the video. It's a shame that longer animation features do not explore such multitudes of telling a story.
I did not like the shaky animation.
We've all seen the name and the quotes, but this video really goes in depth. Very interesting, educational, and well animated.
Very nicely done. So much information in such a charmingly simple format and in such a short time.
ted ed did a great job in narrating a great philosopher's life who deserve much regard.
Do unto others, as you want them to do unto you, regardless of race, culture and religion, this is profound. It's a pity that this philosophy never really caught on, imagine a world with respect for each other. How come, we as humans admire and praise what this beautiful man stood for, BUT we never apply it in our lives.
a quote i personally love from Confucius: "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
"Never be too confusing, that your parents tend you to name Confucius" - Confucius
A son should respect his father but cannot cover up his father's wrongdoing!
I agree with you
+Anthony VP true but wouldn't he be charged for covering up if he knew and how many people have been put in jail for not telling
+John Tan there is no need to be a #snakeinthegrass
+Anthony VP wow thanks for telling me that
Yea.... actually was a bit disappointed by the whole 'filial piety is the most important of all virtues'... too general.
There's an painting that summerizes the three main Eastern philosophies, the Buddha, Confucius and Lao Tzu standing around a vat of vinegar. Buddha says it is bitter, Confucius says it is sour, and Lao Tzu says it is sweet. The vinegar is our lives.
".... very few people know who Confucius really was" Welp, I guess TED's talking about western people cause most of the people around Asia knows him
many only know him by name only, and qutoes from the internet which the authenticity is questionable
A man who says he can understand women, is a man who's not that honest. - Confucius
“he who lives in though world will never lay eyes upon two beautiful close acquaintances, one of thou close acquaintances must always be repelling”
-confucius
You are the best TED Ed narrator...in love with your speaking!!
He even has his own dinosaur named after him:
Confuciusornis.
Damn right
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and is heard no more; signifying nothing” - Confucius
"trying to find a worthy ruler to serve" so he was basically just a Minion then?
He was not a noble blood so unless he uprises which is against his beliefs
I was looking for this, thanks Ted-Ed
Confucius is got to be one of the most mysterious person in the history of mankind.
That was beautiful. Great job! You definitely have a new subscriber for life
To summarize in one word the summarization of Confucius teachings would be none other then "Karma". Sage indeed. 🙏
Thanks TedEd for the help!!
Confucius say " you can now hold these fortune cookaays"
awesome insight to the life of a great mind!
the animation is completely gorgeous. bravo
I was quiet and listening the whole time. I'm happy and relieved thanks TedEd. haaayyy
really beautiful video
"Human character is formed in the family." (1:30)
My heart had stopped and I became unconscious. There appeared to me the sum and summary of what my life had meant to me. Presented to me as a spreadsheet (of all things) of a list of events in my life sorted by meaningfulness. To me (your mileage may vary) they were sorted by family first, then friends, acquaintances, and, finally, strangers never met.
Forgive my "sage" advice (you already knew):
A most meaningful slice of life is interaction with other human beings being human too. Make your life more meaningful to you by making the lives of people around you more meaningful to them.
Shut the fuck up.
What a lovely story to listen to with my kitten. We thank you for sharing 🙏.
great information and really love the artwork
Before watching the video, I'll say he is the teacher of mankind and life itself.
Great video!
Thank you! I am beginning to study confucianism. These servers as a good introduction.
Like some of this ancient philosopher's quotes. He once said "he who slings mud, losers ground." My stepmother (dad's 5th wife) had a refrigerator magnet that had my yearbook picture attached to it on their fridge. Don't get me started; that was the same year that I got class favorite in elementary school! This video is well worth watching. 4tg grade should have been a good year. 1992 Central High School K-12 Florence, Alabama.
What's the song starting at 3:18?? Thank you =)
“If it worth doing, it worth overdoing”
- Confucius-
good！
Confucius say "You can all hold these fortune cookies"
How well done is the video!!!
Confucius as President - 2016
He's been dead for 2500 years...
@@hmmmhmmm6917 woooosh
wow I've never been so early to a TED video, it only has 14 views right now o _ o
***** Yet 416 likes -_-
Same it's 14 for me maybe the 14 club is born ( like da old 301 club
same im in the 14 view club
4 years later :)
"He who stands on toilet is high on pot" -Confucius
"A foolish man complains of his torn pocket, while a wise man uses it to scratch his balls."-Confucius
"One who confuces by Confucius must not confuce Confucius"
-Confucius 2020
WoW Beautiful video !!!
i love the art on this video!!
"Each time we read a moron is born for the future"
-Confucius 2020
Confucius stated that a king's desire is the highest order, and any disobedience in any form is immoral, meaning he could ask to die whenever he wanted to. His theories and beliefs are the primary tool that Oriental countries' feudalistic rulers used to shape citizens' mindset and force their obedience, including in my country Vietnam. Lots of his ideas are irrelevant now that we're moving on to more democratic societies, but he did advocate quite a few positive moral principles in family and societal relationships.
Well done- thanks!
This video is beautifully made
fun fact: that exact sentence is in the Qur'an
well it says " treat others the way you want to be treated" but still same meaning
+Mohamed Hijazi It's in every holy book.
+Mohamed Hijazi Stole it from Confucius I bet.
omarct maybe. Maybe not
The Quran was written hundreds of hundreds of years later and that saying was widespread already. It was stolen. I know you Muslims want to believe the Quran created all... But nop
Arturo Vilchez listen I'm not claiming that the Qur'an is magical or anything. I just said maybe. Do you believe that confusion invented that idea. No it probably existed before him. And I just said maybe since I wasn't born then to ask the guy who wrote it
"Enjoying the girls"
Wonder if the girls enjoyed him
Probably not. Their feelings didn't matter though, they were servants.
"When going to grab some milk from the store, remember to come back home to your kids."
Bro, your voice is so damn relaxing :)
3:29 Oops! Where's Taiwan?
Yeah, but legally Taiwan is not part of China.
Confucius says leave a like to the video . : )
Confucious is the one of the greatest teacher of the man kind i belivee, that's why i am study it and uploading in my youtube of the key highlisht in original text with english as well. Hope all of the world are knowing it and try to do following his coaching for human life wisdom.
I love his voice
"He who put penis in peanut butter, is fucking nuts." - Confucius 2015
that outro music. what genre does it come under?
i think its some sort of ambient or chillout
Dubstep
Its really hard to say its genre
folk
also its really short to be a genre i think
You can poop the pants you're wearing but you can't poop the pants your friend is wearing - Confusius
WOW..I haven't heard of the Analects .. great to know that...
Also he was spitting a lot when talking.
That's a lot of spit when they talk.
I always assumed it was visualized speach lines
@@sfdgdrgdvxff It's audio waves, but they shouldn't have made them blue. I thought the same thing. LOL
Why this brings tears to my eyes 😭
“Sweet home Peking, China, where the ducks are due”
- Confucius (probably)