Confucius Day is always September 29th. So who or what is Confucius? Confucius was one of the world’s earliest philosophers, and maybe one of the greatest philosophers too. A philosopher thinks about life and things in life and tries to understand it all. Confucius was born in China on October 18, 551 B.C. He gave the world many teachings and wrote 499 sayings like this one:
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius Day is for honoring one of the world’s greatest philosophers. So celebrate Confucius Day by reading some of his sayings and learning more about him. Many sayings have been written in his name, but if they are funny, then they are not a true saying by this great scholar. What is your favorite Confucius saying? We want to know!
