"Don't be ashamed of virtue." What exactly does this sentence mean?

"Don't be constant with virtue, or be ashamed of virtue" means that people who can't be constant with virtue are often humiliated.

This sentence comes from Yi Heng Gua, which is 93 words in Heng Gua. The complete original text says: "Don't be ashamed of virtue, or be honest and stingy." Or: Maybe, sometimes, often. Bear: It means to endure and suffer. Shame: refers to humiliation. The whole sentence means that people who can't keep morality are often humiliated, and if they persist in not changing, they will have difficulties.

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Confucius also quoted this sentence in the Analects of Confucius Lutz. Confucius said: Southerners have a saying:' A man without perseverance should not be a witch doctor. Good husband! "Don't be ashamed of virtue." Confucius said: I won't take it.

Confucius said in the vernacular: There is a saying in the south:' Without perseverance, you can't be a witch doctor. This sentence is really good! "People can't keep their virtue for a long time, and it is inevitable to be humiliated." Confucius said: "This sentence means that people who have no perseverance don't need divination."

Confucius said two meanings here: first, people must have perseverance to achieve their careers. ? Southerners, in the era of Confucius, were still barbarians and practiced witchcraft. What Confucius actually said here is that if you don't have perseverance and toughness, you can't even be a witch doctor, let alone a gentleman's duty of self-cultivation and governing the country.

The second is to quote the words in the Book of Changes, saying that people who have no perseverance and perseverance may be humiliated. This is his request to himself and a warning to students.