Question

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.” - Confucius, The Analects By reading this quote you can determine that Confucius believed
a. age does not matter.
b. age will determine respect.
c. youth have all the answers.
d. youth should not be trusted.

Answer 1

I think it is (B). your age will determine respect.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) age will determine respect.

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reaches the age of forty or fifty and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.” - Confucius, The Analects

By reading this quote you can determine that Confucius believed

that age will determine respect.

Confucius (551-479) was the great Chinese philosopher that founded Confucianism as religious teaching in ancient China. The basic principles that he taught were that you had to treat others with respect -especially the elderly, always practice good morals, show integrity in all your relationships, and be moderate in life.