“Don't use cannon to kill musquito.”

— Confucius

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Don't use cannon to kill musquito." by Confucius?

Confucius 269

Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher -551–-479 BC

Related quotes

“I don't speak Latin. It's a dead language. It killed the Romans, and now it's killing us.”

Kent Hovind (1953) American young Earth creationist

Dr. Kent Hovind - Newly Discovered Dinosaur Species Proof of Evolution? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4VH68W5nKs, Youtube (October 14 2015)

“Cannon his name,
Cannon his voice, he came.”

George Meredith (1828–1909) British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

Napoléon, I (1898).

“Oh Lord please don't burn us don't kill or toast your flock. Don't put us on the barbecue or simmer us in stock. Don't bake or baste or boil us or stir-fry us in a wok.”

Graham Chapman (1941–1989) English comedian, writer and actor

“What we don't know as a nation and as a citizen can kill us.”

Fred W. Friendly (1915–1998) President of CBS News

Open Mind Interview https://www.archive.org/details/openmind_ep498?start=467

“Maybe they don't believe in evolution, but the microorganisms trying to kill us are taking full advantage of it.”

PZ Myers (1957) American scientist and associate professor of biology

Context: We're confronted all the time with evolving viruses and bacteria. The Red Queen really rules the biological world, and we have to keep running just to keep up pace with the changing microorganisms. Yet policymakers and the public deny vaccination, and evolution itself, and question the value of biomedical research. Maybe they don't believe in evolution, but the microorganisms trying to kill us are taking full advantage of it.