The superior man understands righteousness; the inferior man… — Confucius · Skopia

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The superior man understands righteousness; the inferior man understands profit.

Analects · 221 BC

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Doing the right thing Righteousness Venality

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Philosophical literature

Time

221 BC Ancient World

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Current citation

Confucius. The Analects, edited and translated by Annping Chin. Penguin Classics, 2014.

Original citation

Confucius. 論語 [The Analects]. c. 479 BCE.

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