Mencius rejects blind fatalism. All events belong to destiny, yet gentlemen only accept righteous fate. Wise people evade unnecessary risks; dying for the Way is proper fate, while death from crime is not.
Zeng Guang Xian Wen (Expanded Collection of Worthy Sayings, Expanded Collection of Adages), also known as Zengguang Xianwen, Xishi Xianwen (Ancient Wise Sayings) or Gu Jin Xianwen (Wise Sayings Past and Present), is a highly influential classic of Chinese enlightenment literature and a collection of maxims.