The Inner Compass: Confucius on Why the Noble Mind Looks Inward, Not Outward

By / / anxiety, gentleman, inner focus, recognition, self-improvement, The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV
Confucius said: “The gentleman is distressed by his lack of ability, not by others not knowing him.”

The superior man is distressed by his want of ability. He is not distressed by men’s not knowing him.

君子病无能焉，不病人之不己知也。

Source: The Analects, Wei Ling Gong XV, Chapter 19

Author: Confucius

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