quoting>According to historical records, Confucius was either 1.86 meters/6’2 feet tall or 2.2 meters/7’2 feet tall, and people at that time called him “the long man”. His father was a general and once forced open the gates of a city with his bare hands, and it’s said that Confucius was able to do this too. He was also an expert in chariotry and archery, to the point that people flocked to the archery range to see him upon hearing that Confucius will be practicing archery.
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Random reddit post where I found this image. Sounds like Chinese Plato. Yet people still have this idea of human potential as some stat balanced RPG as a tabula rasa cope. If life is like an RPG, lots of people are salty for their low dice rolls and their failure to spec up is largely their own.
AnonyMencius Boshu :verywise: on Nostr: The Master said: "The Five Virtues of the *Junzi* are benevolence (仁), ...
The Master said: "The Five Virtues of the *Junzi* are benevolence (仁), righteousness (义), propriety (理), wisdom (智) and fidelity (信). How can a weak man be benevolent? He knows only resentment and envy. How can the weak man bring righteousness? He has not the strength to exact justice or enforce morality. How can the weak man practice propriety? He lacks the discipline to follow through on ritual. How can the weak man possess wisdom? If he were wise, he would exercise his body as well as his mind. How can the weak man possess fidelity? Integrity requires a man to be as good as his word, and the weak run when their word is tested. Therefore I tell you: a *junzi* must be as strong as he is noble and intelligent, or he will be no more than a conniving courtier, and will soon follow the path of the court eunuch (太監).