Note 9 — Chapter III · CHINESE LITERATURE.
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The two Chinese philosophers remind us of the two Greeks, not only by the moral tone of their teachings, but by their relative positions as master and follower. Nor were their respective eras widely apart; compare their dates—
The master, Confucius, 551-478 B.C. The disciple, Mencius, 370-288 B.C. The master, Socrates, 470-399 B.C. The pupil, Plato, 429-348 B.C.