A Sage’s Lament: Confucius on the Unequal Contest Between Virtue and Appetite

By / / desire, human nature, lament, observation, self-cultivation, The Analects, virtue, Wei Ling Gong XV
Confucius lamented: “Alas! I have never seen anyone who loved virtue as much as they loved beauty.”

It is all over! I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.

已矣乎！吾未见好德如好色者也。

Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 13

Author: Confucius

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