translated as: the noble person / prince
idea: ideal moral actor
Junzi is someone who continually cultivates themselves
General
Junzi is cultured (wen) and knows how to act and speak appropriately in any situation; he is thus an exemplar whose virtuous influence promotes a flourishing human community (De).
Although the junzi is not quite as cultivated as the sagely person (shengren)—the rare person whose cultivation is so great that humane behaviour in any circumstance is practically natural—he is a person of profound capacity and importance.
Confucius placed at the foundation of human life both study (not only of books but also of human relations) and the repeated practice of what one has studied. Becoming a junzi is the goal of all who practice such self-cultivation and who truly love learnin
Quotes
- Junzi is inclusive and not a partisan. The small man is a partisan and not inclusive