moral resolve

  • The Analects – Chapter 19.2

    Zizhang criticizes shallow moral practitioners: those who uphold virtue without magnanimity and follow the Dao without firm faith are spiritually insignificant, lacking lofty vision and unwavering resolve to live a meaningful life.

  • Farewell on River Yi [Tang Poems]

    — Luo Binwang The hero left his friend With angry hair on end. The martyr’s now no more, The waves cold as of yore.