古人云：「何以息谤？」
曰：「无辩。」
又云：「吃得小亏，则不至于吃大亏。」
余三十年来屡次经验，深信此数语真实不虚。
《弘一大师全集》
Ancient ones say, ‘With what ceases slander?’ Saying, ‘Without debate.’ Also saying, ‘Able to suffer a little disadvantage, then not going so far to suffer greater disadvantages.’ With more than thirty years of repeated experiences, I deeply believe these few words to be true and not false.
(Great Master Hóngyī’s Complete Collection)
子张问明。子曰：
「浸润之谮，肤受之愬，不行焉。可谓明也已矣。
浸润之谮，肤受之愬，不行焉，可谓远也已矣。」
《论语 • 颜渊第十二 • 第六章》
Zǐzhāng asked about clear wisdom. The Master said, ‘With the gradual permeating of slander, and with the skin’s receiving of accusations, but not moved by these, this can be called clear wisdom indeed. With the gradual permeating of slander, and with the skin’s receiving of accusations, but not moved by these, this can be called farsightedness indeed.’
(Analects: 12th Chapter: Yányuān: 6th Section)
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