The Unashamed Robe: Finding Dignity Beyond the Comparison of Threads

By / / appearance, comparison, confidence, inner worth, poverty, shame, The Analects, wealth, Zi Han IX, Zi Han IX Chapter 27, Zi Lu
Confucius praised Zi Lu: In a ragged robe, standing beside men in furs without shame—only You could do this!

Dressed himself in a tattered robe quilted with hemp, yet standing by the side of men dressed in furs, and not ashamed – ah! it is You who is equal to this!

衣敝縕袍，与衣狐貉者立，而不耻者，其由也与？

Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 27

Author: Confucius

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