Nan-kung Kwo, submitting an inquiry to Confucius, said, "I was skillful at archery, and Ao could move a boat along upon the land, but neither of them died a natural death. Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle." The Master said, "The virtuous will be sure to speak correctly, but those whose speech is good may not always be virtuous. When bad government prevails, the actions may be lofty and bold, but the language may be with some reserve." The Master said, "When good government prevails in a state, language may be lofty and bold, and actions the same. The Master said, "The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar." But I do not know that it is to be deemed perfect virtue." The Master said, "This may be regarded as the achievement of what is difficult. "When the love of superiority, boasting, resentments, and covetousness are repressed, this may be deemed perfect virtue." The Master said, "When good government prevails in a state, to be thinking only of salary and, when bad government prevails, to be thinking, in the same way, only of salary -this is shameful."
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