Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, power cannot be subdued, this is the full meaning of a true man.

1. Wealth and honor cannot lead to obscenity: even if one is rich, one does not do excessive things, is not extravagant, and is not obsessed with sex.

2. Poverty and lowliness cannot be changed: even if one is poor , but although the body is poor but the ambition is not poor, he will not bend his back for five measures of rice, and will not do unkind and unjust things

3. Indomitable force: Even if he is brave, he only convinces others with his virtue, not others. Using force to subjugate others and using force indiscriminately

If you do the above three things, you will be a real man

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Wealth cannot confuse his mind, poverty cannot change his Integrity, force cannot subjugate his will

Mencius in the Warring States Period had a few good words: "Wealth cannot be lascivious, poverty cannot be moved, force cannot bend, this is called a true man." It means, High officials and generous salaries cannot be bribed, poverty and hardship cannot be tortured, and violence and force cannot be threatened. This is what is called a true man. These kinds of behaviors of a man show heroic spirit, which we call having backbone today.

The original text comes from: Teng Wen Gong·Chapter 2

Jing Chun said: "Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi are not honest men! When they are angry, the princes are afraid, but when they live in peace, the world is destroyed. Mencius said: "How can you be a great man? Has your son not learned the etiquette? The husband's crown is ordered by his father; the woman's marriage is ordered by her mother. When you go to the gate to send her off, tell her: "Go to my daughter. The family must be respected and disciplined, and there is no disobedience to the master. "To be righteous is to be a concubine. To live in the world, to establish the right position in the world, to follow the path of the world, to follow the will of the people, and not to be independent. The way is: wealth cannot lead to adultery, poverty and lowliness cannot change, power cannot bend: this is called a true man."