I Have Yet To Meet A Man

Men Of Principle Are Sure To Be Bold, But Those Who Are Bold May Not Always Be Men Of Principle.

The Superior Man Has Nothing To Compete For. But If He Must Compete, He Does It In An Archery Match, Wherein He Ascends To His Position, Bowing In Deference. Descending, He Drinks The Ritual Cup.

Among Us, In Our Part Of The Country, Those Who Are Upright Are Different From This. The Father Conceals The Misconduct Of The Son, And The Son Conceals The Misconduct Of The Father. Uprightness Is To Be Found In This.

In A State, Pecuniary Gain Is Not To Be Considered To Be Prosperity, But Its Prosperity Will Be Found In Righteousness.

The Master Said, “what A Worthy Man Was Yan Hui! Living In A Narrow Alley, Subsisting Upon Meager Bits Of Rice And Water—other People Could Not Have Borne Such Hardship, And Yet It Never Spoiled Hui’s Joy. What A Worthy Man Was Hui!” (analects 6.11)