Liu Yuxi's "Inscription on a Humble Room"

Confucius said: Why is there such a thing as shabby?

Interpretation: What is so simple?

Source:

Zi wanted to live in Jiuyi. Or: "How can it be so shabby?" Confucius said: "Where a gentleman lives, how can it be so shabby?" ("The Analects of Confucius Zihan Ninth")

Interpretation: Confucius wanted to reach the ethnic minorities Living in a remote place, some people said: "It is very simple there, what should I do?" Confucius said: "A virtuous person lives there, what is so simple about it?"