The Flexibility of Principle: Confucius on Why a Noble Man is Steadfast, Not Stiff

By / / adaptability, firmness, flexibility, gentleman, integrity, principle, The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, 君子贞而不谅
Confucius said: “The gentleman is firm in what is right, not merely obstinate.”

The superior man is correctly firm, and not firm merely.

君子贞而不谅。

Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 37

Author: Confucius

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