Confucian Analects · Analects 12.4
1. Sze-ma Niu asked about the superior man. The Master said, 'The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear.' 2. 'Being without anxiety or fear!' said Nui;-- 'does this constitute what we call the superior man?' 3. The Master said, 'When internal examination discovers nothing wrong, what is there to be anxious about, what is there to fear?'
Chinese · source text【第四章】【一節】司馬牛問君子。子曰、君子不憂不懼。【二節】曰、不憂不懼、斯謂之君子矣乎。【三節】子曰、內省不疚、夫何憂何懼。
Read in context ›
Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
Passage preview. Read in context for the complete text, notes and references.