November 6, 2010

Philosophy

A statue of Confucius (551–479 BC) in the Chinese Garden of the Rizal Park.

statue of Confucius at the Rizal Park
"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them;
when we see men of a contrary character,
we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

9 comments:

arabesque said...

i didn't know there was even a statue like this, is this new? ^0^

if you didn't post r. park, i thought, it was taken in China.

cool shot! glad you shared this.

Anonymous said...

A great teacher !

Thank you for sharing this great monument and lines. Please have a good start into the weekend.

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Leif Hagen said...

Confucius say, "Hilda is one of the best CDP bloggers in the world!"

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Perfect quote for our election season where so little reflection occurs.

Reena said...

i like your quote very much. :) i didn't know we had a statue of him in Rizal Park. Sabagay, i haven't been there in such a long time narin.

brattcat said...

Wise words.

Elaine Yim said...

Such wise words from a wise man. The statue is awesome.

George said...

This is a wonderful quote. The statue is pretty neat as well.

Wilson Lee Flores said...

Thanks for your comments! This statue of Confucius was suggested by me in 2005 and completed in January 2009 inside Rizal Park's Chinese Garden. Its goal is to honor not only Confucius, but all teachers of the world for their noblest profession. The monument is a donation by the Anvil Business Club. Regards, Wilson Lee Flores (columnist, Philippine Star) follow me in Twitter.com at WilsonLeeFlores