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  • Confucius Analects – Accept life as it is, simple life

    Confucius Analects – Accept life as it is, simple life

    4.1 Proper attitude to face fortune and misfortune 子曰、富與貴、是人之所欲也、不以其道得之、不處也。 貧與賤、是人之所惡也、不以其道得之、不去也。 The Master said, ‘Riches and honours are what men desire. If it cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and meanness are what men dislike. If it cannot be avoided in the proper way, they should not be avoided.…