The Fatal Flaw: When Arrogance and Stinginess Corrupt Even the Greatest Talent

By / / arrogance, character, Duke of Zhou, leadership, stinginess, Tai Bo VIII, Tai Bo VIII Chapter 11, talent, The Analects, virtue
Confucius said: Even talent as great as the Duke of Zhou's is rendered worthless by pride and stinginess.

Though a man have abilities as admirable as those of the duke of Zhou, yet if he be proud and niggardly, those other things are really not worth being looked at.

如有周公之才之美，使骄且吝，其馀不足观也已。

Source: The Analects, Tai Bo VIII, Chapter 11

Author: Confucius

Related Posts

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top