Confucius saidThe chun tzu is a tai er dignified/confident/self-possessed without vain arrogance. The hsiao jen is vainly arrogant but not dignified. The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease. L The nobler sort of man is dignified but not proud; the inferior man is proud but not dignified. G 65 |
CommentaryVain arrogance is distinctly different from pure self-possessed dignity. Though both can exist within a person, they are not the same. |