The superior man may indeed have to endure want, but the mean man, when he is in want, gives way to unbridled license.
君子固穷，小人穷斯滥矣。
Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 2
Author: Confucius
Confucius on the Unyielding Noble: “The Superior Man is Steadfast in Want”
