"The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Povert...










The Master said, “The gentleman does not serve as a vessel.”(Analects 2.12)
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"The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.
"The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not...
"The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”(Analects 4.16)
"We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
"To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.



