This chapter examines the relationship between virtue and destiny in Chinese philosophy. It analyzes Wang Chong’s theory of natural, concomitant, and adverse destinies, and compares this with Confucian approaches. The chapter investigates Taoist concepts of inherited burdens and explores the relationship between talent, opportunity, and fate. It concludes by examining both individual and national destinies, demonstrating how the concept of Mandate of Heaven influenced political legitimacy and moral cultivation.