| The Cultivation of Human Beings is of
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| | industrial revolution and
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| vital importance to any great
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| | capitalism,Western powers have domainated
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| undertaking.In the face of the surging
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| | the world in the realms of economics and
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| new industrial recolution and intense
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| | culture.However,this began to change
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| worldwide competition,how to educate and
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| | after the economic upsurge of East
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| mould people may decide the destiny of a
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| | Asia.Aprominent American politician
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| nation.The fittest survive,and the weak
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| | commented that the 21st century would be
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| perish---this applies to nations as well
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| | an era of the Confucian oriented Asian
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| as to nature.Human beings,however,are the
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| | Pacific economic sphere.Athough some
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| decisive factor.
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| | people still hold that Confucian culture
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| Some scholars of world renown point out
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| | impeded East Asia's economic development
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| that in modern Western societies,material
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| | and social progress,this prejudice has
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| production has greatly expanded thanks to
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| | been disproved by facts and should be
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| high technology,but ethical stangards and
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| | discarded.
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| social morals have rapidly declined.They
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| | The quintessence of traditional Chinese
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| note that mounting social problems have
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| | culture can be epitomized as the
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| seriously impeded the progress of
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| | harmonious coexistence of man and
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| society.They warn that the human race
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| | nature,and the great harmony of
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| could be destroyed by its own scientific
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| | mankind.Chinese philosophy regards
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| achievements unless moral education and
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| | mankind as the centre of all beings who
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| scientific education go hand in hand.They
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| | can decide their own destiny and achieve
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| even suggest that"for the sake of
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| | aternal peace.The philosophy stresses
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| mankind's survival beyond the 21st
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| | that one has to establish one's own
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| century,we should seek enlightenment from
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| | values and maintain a proper outlook on
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| the Chinese sage---Confucius."
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| | life and the world.This idea is also of
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| The phenomenal economic success of Japan
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| | universal significance.Taken as a
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| and the "four lesser Asian dragons" since
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| | whole,there are also some negative points
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| the 1960s has astonished the world.This
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| | in the traditional Chinese culture.But it
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| region is in the Oriental or East Asian
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| | would be unfair to ascribe all the dross
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| cultural realm,characterised by the
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| | of feudal society to traditional Chinese
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| Confucian philosophy as its
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| | culture.
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| mainstream,particularly in terms of
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| | In a decade of reform and opening since
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| social ethics.Scholars may have different
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| | the early 1980s,China has undergone
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| assessments of the influence of
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| | monumental changes,and its achievements
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| Confucianism om the development of the
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| | have stunned the world.As the economy
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| East Asian economy,but they differ only
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| | surges forward in the course of
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| on the extent and magnitude of such
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| | transformation from a planned to a market
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| influence rather than its existence.
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| | economy,social norms and moral standards
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| During his visit to China in
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| | have made headway.Human relations are
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| 1984,Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone had
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| | improving.Pressing ahead and earning
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| a discussion with the late Chinese
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| | one's worth by honest competition--these
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| Communist Party General Secretary Hu
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| | are becoming socially accepted
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| Yaobang in which Mr. Nakasone said that
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| | values.People now accord greater
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| Japan had followed the footsteps of the
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| | importance to economics,science,knowledge
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| United States and Europe in economic
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| | and culture.On the other hand,vices have
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| development,but had continued to be
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| | cropped up in the form of money
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| guided by Confucian philosophy in social
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| | aorship,corruption,self-seeking,cheating,
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| ethics and moral education.Hu later
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| | forgery,counterfeiting,misrepresentation,
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| commented that in the perspective of
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| | larceny and robbery.These have gravely
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| Japan's experience,Nakasone's remarks
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| | undermined social morality and grown into
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| were very well founded and deserved deep
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| | a public plague.We realize that economic
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| pondering in China.
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| | development and the enhancement of moral
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| In recent years,China has sent many
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| | standards should go hand in hand.As we
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| students to Japan to learn business
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| | push on our reform,we will preserve and
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| management.But the Japanese said that
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| | carry forward the best of our own
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| much of their management techniques had
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| | traditional culture while drawing on the
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| been learned from China.For example,the
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| | cream of foreign culture ,especially that
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| famous National Electric Appliance
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| | of developed countries.In this way we are
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| Business College used Chinese classics
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| | convinced that we will build up a new
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| like The Great Learning,The Analects of
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| | socialist culture and ethics with Chinese
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| Confucius,Mencius and The Classics of
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| | characteristics.
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| Filial Piety as textbooks of business
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| | It is with this in mind that we have
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| ethics.Students were encouraged to
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| | compiled this book of Chinese
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| achieve high standrads of
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| | Maxims---Golden Sayings of Chinese
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| virtue,companionship and excellence.
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| | Thinkers over Five Thousand Years.These
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| European and American scholars commend
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| | are selections from a wealth of Chinese
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| Japan for having admirably combined
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| | philosophical works.Like flowers floating
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| modernity and tradition in building a
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| | in the eternal stream of history,they
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| mordern economy.The Japanese have an
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| | retain their colour and fragrance,as well
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| excellent work ethic and can endure
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| | as their true beauty.They will not only
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| hardships.They maintain strong family
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| | be useful to one's intellectual
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| ties and are polite.Thus they possess all
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| | development,but will also inspire and
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| the outstanding features of Oriental
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| | help one to become a better person.This
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| civilization.
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| | book meets the needs of all those who are
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| Singapore stands out among Asian's "four
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| | pressing ahead with the times,who intend
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| lesser dragons".Its citizens receive
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| | to cultivate themselves their whole life
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| education in ethics from
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| | long,who are busily building up their
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| adolescence,using textbooks compiled a
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| | career and who wish to perfect themselves
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| few years ago by the authorities along
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| | by drawing on classical texts and by
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| the lines of Confucian ideology.This
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| | learning from real life.We sincerely hope
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| approach has helped to transform
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| | these famous maxims and golden sayings
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| Singarpore into a mordern civilized
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| | from antiquity will stir readers'minds
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| country.A 1991 survey by an American
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| | and spur them forward.This book is also
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| consultancy firm regarding risks in
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| | meant for foreign readers,specialists or
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| business environment gave the highest
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| | scholars,who wish to draw on the ocean of
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| marks to Singarpore workers in terms of
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| | wisdom of Chinese classics.We'll feel
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| quality,abidance by rules,work attitude
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| | honoured and satisfied if we achieve
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| and technical proficiency.
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| | these objectives.
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| For centuries,since the advent of the
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