Gēn shēn bùpà fēng yáodòng; shù zhèng hé chóu yuè yǐng yí.

根深不怕風搖動, 樹正何愁月影移。

Lit A deep-rooted tree fears not the wind, [and] an upright tree does not worry about the moving shadow of the moon [distorting its image].

Fig A frank and righteous person need not be afraid of slander.

Note [See also hǎorén shuō bù huài and jiǎo zhèng bùpà and shùshēn zhǎng de zhèng below.]

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