The Uprightness of Concealment: “Father and Son Conceal for Each Other”

Confucius said: “Our uprightness is different: father and son conceal for each other. Uprightness lies therein.”

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.

吾党之直者异于是。父为子隐,子为父隐,直在其中矣。

Source: The Analects, Zi Lu XIII, Chapter 18

Author: Confucius

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