Confucius

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher.

Dr. Nie Who rejected the teachings of Confucius and called him a "cow-dung merchant". (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street ^[+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"])

The Fourth Doctor attributed "If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. Then give up. There's no point in making a fool of yourself," to Confucius. (PROSE: Last Man Running ^[+]Loading...["Last Man Running (novel)"])

"Neglect of what is good in me; want of thoroughness in study; failure to do the right when told me; lack of strength to overcome faults, these are my sorrows," was a quote by Confucius. (PROSE: Falling from Xi'an ^[+]Loading...["Falling from Xi'an (short story)"])

Ben Jackson said "Confucius say, he inscrutable" about the cyborg Eiji Shel. (PROSE: Ten Little Aliens ^[+]Loading...["Ten Little Aliens (novel)"])

Parallel universes

In the Unbound Universe, the Abbot quoted Confucius to the Third Doctor who was able to finish the quote. The Abbot's initial referral to Confucius as "the Master" initially gave the Doctor alarm, thinking the Abbot referred to the Time Lord. (AUDIO: Sympathy for the Devil ^[+]Loading...["Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)"])