The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.”( Analects 4.9)

Confucius
Some Similar Quotes
  1. Living simply makes loving simple. - Bell Hooks

  2. And I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time. That each day should be spent finding beauty in flowers and poetry and talking to animals. That a day spent... - Nicholas Sparks

  3. Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. I like to work, read, learn, and understand life. - Langston Hughes

  4. The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. - Steve Maraboli

  5. Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. - Lin Yutang

More Quotes By Confucius
  1. It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get.

  2. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  3. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

  4. Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.

  5. If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

Related Topics