The Foundation of Human Life: Confucius on Uprightness as Our Natural State

By / / ethics, fate, human nature, The Analects, uprightness, virtue, Yong Ye VI, Yong Ye VI Chapter 19
Confucius said: Man is born for uprightness. To live without it is mere luck.

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness, and yet live, his escape from death is the effect of mere good fortune.

人之生也直，罔之生也幸而免。

Source: The Analects, Yong Ye VI, Chapter 19

Author: Confucius

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