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he did not murmur. When straitened by poverty, he
did not grieve. Accordingly, he had a saying, ‘You
are you, and I am I. Although you stand by my side
with breast and aims bare, or with your body naked,
how can you defile me?’ Therefore, self-possessed,
he companied with men indifferently, at the same
time not losing himself. When he wished to leave,
if pressed to remain in office, he would remain. He
would remain in office, when pressed to do so, not
counting it required by his purity to go away.”
Mencius said, “Boyi was narrow-minded,
and Hui of Liuxia was wanting in self-respect.
The superior man will not manifest either narrow-
mindedness，or the want of self-respect.”
【注释】［1］事：同“侍”，侍奉。［2］友：
结交。［3］涂炭：污泥和炭灰，比喻污浊的地方。
［4］望望然：失望、扫兴的样子。［5］浼（m0i）：
污染。［6］进：入朝做官。［7］遗佚：遗弃
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