What is the original Chinese?

富貴不能淫，貧賤不能移，威武不能屈──此之謂大丈夫。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

富貴不能淫，貧賤不能移，威武不能屈

Riches can't corrupt you. Poverty can't move you. Force can't bend you.

Mencius, Mencius 3B2 (滕文公下)

What it means

This is Mencius's picture of a person of real stature: one who stays the same whether rich, poor or threatened. Circumstances change; character should not. Test yourself against each of the three.

The source

"Riches can't corrupt you. Poverty can't move you. Force can't bend you." Mencius said it in Mencius 3B2 (滕文公下). Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"富貴不能淫，貧賤不能移，威武不能屈──此之謂大丈夫。"

Original Chinese, Mencius 3B2 (滕文公下). Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Mencius (c. 372-289 BC). The most important Confucian after Confucius himself. He argued that human nature is good and that a ruler's first duty is to the people.

Questions

What does "Riches can't corrupt you. Poverty can't move you. Force can't bend you." mean?: This is Mencius's picture of a person of real stature: one who stays the same whether rich, poor or threatened. Circumstances change; character should not. Test yourself against each of the three.
Who said "Riches can't corrupt you. Poverty can't move you. Force can't bend you."?: Mencius (c. 372-289 BC). Source: Mencius 3B2 (滕文公下).
What is the original Chinese?: 富貴不能淫，貧賤不能移，威武不能屈──此之謂大丈夫。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Riches can't corrupt you. Poverty can't move you. Force can't bend you." (Mencius, Mencius 3B2 (滕文公下), translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/riches-cant-corrupt-you-poverty-cant-move-you