Liu Zongzhou Quotes on Virtue
Liu Zongzhou, known as Liu Jishan, was a Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher and political figure of the late Ming dynasty, the leader of the Donglin movement of moral-political renewal in the years before the Ming collapse, and one of the principal interpreters of the Wang Yangming school of mind in its late phase. This page collects quotes attributed to Liu Zongzhou on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Liu Zongzhou:
“Guarding solitude is the discipline of attending to the first stirring of intention before any external act.”
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Attributed to Liu Zongzhou:
“The moral self is what is recognized in solitude before it is acknowledged in company.”
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Attributed to Liu Zongzhou:
“A loyal subject does not survive his dynasty by accident; he survives it by purpose.”
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Attributed to Liu Zongzhou:
“Self-cultivation is at its sharpest where there is no witness.”