心こころの欲ほっする所ところに従したがえども矩のりを踰こえず

expression

following one's heart without transgressing what is right

A classical idiomatic expression from the Analects of Confucius, describing the ideal state where one's natural desires align with moral principles. Rare in modern conversation; used in literary or philosophical contexts.

• 「心こころの欲ほっする所ところに従したがえども矩のりを踰こえず」という境きょう地ちに達たっするのは難むずかしい。

  It is difficult to reach the state of 'following the desires of one's heart without transgressing what is right.'