The Four Prohibitions: A Total Discipline of the Senses and the Will

Confucius said: “Do not look, listen, speak, or act contrary to propriety.”

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

非礼勿视,非礼勿听,非礼勿言,非礼勿动。

Source: The Analects, Yan Yuan XII, Chapter 1

Author: Confucius

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