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Answer 1

"A gentleman seeks the Tao" came from Confucius 'saying,"A gentleman seeks the Tao, not food. A gentleman worries about the Tao, not poverty." The "Dao" here meant seeking morality, including seeking the way to govern the country and stabilize the country, the way to help the people, and so on. From Confucius 'point of view, a gentleman was committed to pursuing morality and justice, not putting food and clothing as the top priority. The gentleman realized that if he ploughed for food, he might still face hunger. If he devoted himself to learning, it also contained the possibility of obtaining a position. For example, Ning Yue, who studied hard to earn a living instead of farming for generations, finally succeeded in his studies and was hired by Duke Wei of Zhou as a teacher. What he obtained was far more than just being exempted from the hard work of farming and solving the problem of food and clothing. This meant that a gentleman should set lofty goals and spiritual pursuits, and take learning and practicing Taoism as their aspirations, rather than material interests such as food, clothing, and salary as their goals. When pursuing Dao, as long as one walked on the righteous path, the problem of food and clothing would naturally be solved.

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