Even If I Could, I Would Not

The Master Said, "wealth And Honor Are Things That All People Desire, And Yet Unless They Are Acquired In The Proper Way I Will Not Abide Them. Poverty And Disgrace Are Things That All People Hate, And Yet Unless They Are Avoided In The Proper Way I Will Not Despise Them. If The Gentleman Abandons Ren, How Can He Be Worthy Of That Name? The Gentleman Does Not Violate Ren Even For The Amount Of Time Required To Eat A Meal. Even In Times Of Urgency Or Distress, He Does Not Depart From It."

Every Journey Starts With A Single Step.

When Prosperity Comes, Do Not Use All Of It.

Many Seek Happiness Higher Than Men; Others Beneath Him. But Happiness Is The Same Height As Man.

The Master Said, “what A Worthy Man Was Yan Hui! Living In A Narrow Alley, Subsisting Upon Meager Bits Of Rice And Water—other People Could Not Have Borne Such Hardship, And Yet It Never Spoiled Hui’s Joy. What A Worthy Man Was Hui!” (analects 6.11)