Must Not Depart from the Good For Even A Single Instant

子曰：“富与贵，是人之所欲也；不以其道得之，不处也。贫与贱，是人之所恶也；不以其道得之，不去也。君子去仁，恶乎成名？君子无终食之间违仁，造次必于是，颠沛必于是。”

It's human to desire wealth and recognition, but to acquire them via illegitimate means is immoral. It's human to dislike poverty and baseness, but to distance oneself from them via illegitimate means is deplorable. A good person does not betray love for even a single instant. He is faithful to love in wealth and poverty, in affluence and adversity, in pleasurable circumstances and in suffering.