不以物喜,不以己悲

bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi

not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself

不

bù

no; not so

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

物

wù

(bound form) thing

喜

xǐ

to be fond of

,

,

不

bù

no; not so

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

己

jǐ

self

悲

bēi

sad