Bab 1176: 1176 Metaphysics

Courtesy, like grace, is usually the result of abundance in energy. Confucius saw this very clearly, which is why he once said a famous phrase—If one has the capacity, then one should learn the culture.

What Confucius meant was—you should first learn how to be a human before going on to pursue knowledge and practice politeness, for otherwise, you would be like a feral child, causing more harm to the world the more you learn.

The word "culture" in "civilization" originally implies the pattern on the surface, the intent to gloss over the defects.

Confucius's wise view, however, has been regarded by later generations as a symbol of rigidity.

The secular change to the thoughts of the ancients can be said to be at a terrifying degree.

Singularity courteously responded with decorum, Giant Li did not stop him, and upon seeing this, Shen Yue sighed lightly, "It seems that you think that although I have seen through these things, it's too late to change the outcome."