Poor but happy

Poor but happy

Being poor and happy with Tao comes from the Analects of Confucius, which means being poor but happy with Tao. It is interpreted as being poor in family, but enjoying acquiring knowledge and understanding truth.

word meaning

Pronunciation: P í n é RL è D à o à meaning: poor family, but to obtain knowledge, understand the truth for fun.

source

Source: Analects of Confucius Xueer: "Zi Gong said:" poor but not flattering, rich but not arrogant, what is it like? " Confucius said, "well, it's not like being poor and happy, rich and polite." examples: to be in one's own way, to enjoy oneself, to do what one should do, to stop what one should do, to be rich and virtuous. Of course, these have nothing to do with stratagem, but great wisdom without stratagem. My philosophy of life by Wang Meng