Confucius — "In a state governed by the Way, poverty and low station are cause for shame; in …"
In a state governed by the Way, poverty and low station are cause for shame; in a state bereft of the Way, wealth and high rank are cause for shame.
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From a teaching on governance and morality (Analects 8.13)
Date: c. 551-479 BCE
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