Does a Truly Unbending Man Exist? A Lament by Confucius

“I have not seen a firm and unbending man.”

吾未见刚者。

Source: The Analects, Gong Ye Chang V, Chapter 11

Author: Confucius

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The Master’s Summation: “No Complaint Against Heaven or Men, Learning Low to Penetrate High, Known Only by Heaven”
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