The Guard of Old Age: Confucius on Why the Elderly Must Beware of Covetousness

 Confucius said: “In old age, when vitality is in decline, guard against covetousness.”

When he is old, and the animal powers are decayed, he guards against covetousness.

及其老也,血气既衰,戒之在得。

Source: The Analects, Ji Shi XVI, Chapter 7

Author: Confucius

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