The True Scholar: “He Who Cherishes Comfort Is Unfit to Be a Scholar”

Confucius said: “A scholar who loves comfort is not worthy of the name.”

The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

士而怀居,不足以为士矣。

Source: The Analects, Xian Wen XIV, Chapter 2

Author: Confucius

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