TheInspired Sage
Duboviy Fountain at Upper Garden of Peterhof
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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
— Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Analects 8:13

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Confucius
Source
Analects 8:13
Culture / tradition
Confucianism
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