wealth

A Gauge of Self-Cultivation: “Poor Without Complaint is Hard; Rich Without Arrogance is Easy”

The Art of Contentment: The Wisdom of Prince Jing in Managing a Household

The People’s Plenty, The Ruler’s Plenty: A Lesson in Political Economy

The Boundaries of Fate: “Life and Death Are Decreed; Wealth and Honor Lie with Heaven”

The Unashamed Robe: Finding Dignity Beyond the Comparison of Threads

A Mirror of the Times: What Constitutes True Shame in Prosperity and Adversity

Chinese Proverb: 君子爱财，取之有道 (If a gentleman loves money, he makes it in a proper way.)

Happiness in a Bowl of Rice: The Floating Cloud of Ill-Gotten Wealth

What If Wealth Were Within Reach? Confucius on the Choice Between Riches and Principle

The Paradox of Refusal: Why Accepting Wealth Can Be the Higher Generosity

The Paradox of Charity: Why a Gentleman Relieves the Distressed, Not Enriches the Wealthy

Zigong Quote on the Foundation of Virtue: Being Poor Without Flattery and Rich Without Pride