Mencius names three supreme joys for gentlemen, excluding worldly kingship: intact family, a clear conscience with no shame before heaven and men, and nurturing talented pupils to carry forward moral truths.
by Han Fei Zengzi’s wife was going to the market. Her little son followed her, crying.
The grandsons of Cai Jing, the notorious prime minister, who grew up in riches, could not tell wheat from rice.