The Hierarchy of Loves: Why Virtue Rarely Rivals Beauty in the Human Heart

By / / beauty, contrast, desire, human nature, instinct, morality, observation, self-cultivation, The Analects, virtue, Zi Han IX, Zi Han IX Chapter 18
Confucius observed: I have never seen anyone who loves virtue as much as he loves physical beauty.

I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.

吾未见好德如好色者也。

Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 18

Author: Confucius

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