Knowing and Accepting Destiny
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English translation
Original Chinese text
孟子曰:“莫非命也,顺受其正。是故知命者,不立乎岩墙之下。尽其道而死者,正命也。桎梏死者,非正命也。”
English translation
Mencius said, “Nothing is outside destiny, yet one should accept what is right in it. Thus a person who understands destiny does not stand beneath a crumbling wall. To die after doing all one can to follow the Way is a righteous death; to die in shackles is not.”