The Man Who Is Master Of Himself

To Be Poor Without Murmuring Is Difficult. To Be Rich Without Being Proud Is Easy.

To Prefer It Is Better Than To Only Know It. To Delight In It Is Better Than Merely To Prefer It.

The Superior Man Sets His Person At Rest Before He Moves; He Composes His Mind Before He Speaks.

The Man Who In View Of Gain Thinks Of Righteousness; Who In The View Of Danger Is Prepared To Give Up His Life; And Who Does Not Forget An Old Agreement However Far Back It Extends - Such A Man May Be Reckoned A Complete Man.

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. Poverty And Disgrace Are Things That All People Hate, And Yet Unless They Are Avoided In The Proper Way I Will Not Despise Them. If The Gentleman Abandons Ren, How Can He Be Worthy Of That Name? The Gentleman Does Not Violate Ren Even For The Amount Of Time Required To Eat A Meal. Even In Times Of Urgency Or Distress, He Does Not Depart From It."