jen, n.All

Jen (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠human-heartedness, and it ranks above righteousness, since man himself is greater than any idea he invents.

Jen (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what Confucius put above righteousness: not benevolence so much as being fully and honestly human — a quality he refused to define, as Lao-tzu refused to define Tao.

Jen (n.) or ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠"human-heartedness" Confucius ranked far above righteousness and refused to define — for man cannot define or legalize his own nature.