The Stages of Wisdom: Confucius’ Journey Through Life

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Confucius said, "At fifteen I began to be seriously interested in study.  At thirty I had formed my character. At forty I had no more perplexities. At fifty I knew the will of heaven. At sixty nothing that I heard disturbed me. At seventy I could let my thoughts wander without trespassing the moral law."

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