仰不愧於天 俯不怍於人
우러러 하늘에 부끄럽지 않고, 굽어보아 사람에게 부끄럽지 않다
Looking up, not ashamed before Heaven; looking down, not embarrassed before others
— Mencius, Jin Xin Shang
The second of Mencius's three joys of a gentleman. True freedom rests not in external approval but in honesty before one's own conscience.
