The Attainment of the Goal: Why Seekers of Virtue Have No Regret

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Confucius said of Bo Yi and Shu Qi: They sought virtue and attained it. What did they have to regret?

They sought to act virtuously, and they did so; what was there for them to repine about?

求仁而得仁，又何怨。

Source: The Analects, Shu Er VII, Chapter 15

Author: Confucius

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