子曰:“学而时习之,不亦说乎?有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎?人不知而不愠,不亦君子乎?”
The Master said, “Having studied,
to then repeatedly apply what you have learned—is this not a source of pleasure? To have friends come from distant quarters
—is this not a source of enjoyment? To go unacknowledged by others without harboring frustra tion—is this not the mark of an exemplary person (
junzi
君子
) ?