Mencius — "There are three things that a superior man delights in. To have his parents aliv…"

There are three things that a superior man delights in. To have his parents alive and the world at peace; to have no occasion for shame before Heaven or men; to have men of talent come to him and instruct them. These are the three things in which the superior man delights. But to have the empire is not one of them.
Mencius — Mencius Ancient · Confucian philosopher

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Mencius (Book 7, Jin Xin Part 1)

Date: c. 4th century BCE

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