This sentence was said by Zhuangzi in the middle of the Warring States Period. The original text is as follows:

The villain sacrifices his life for profit, the earthly man sacrifices his life for his fame, the great man sacrifices his life for his family, and the saint Then he will die for the world. Therefore, those who count their sons have different careers and different names. They sacrifice themselves for their wounded nature, which is the same.

Translation: Common people sacrifice for their own interests, scholars sacrifice for their reputation, officials sacrifice for their family, and saints sacrifice for the world. Therefore, these four types of people have different careers and have different names for their reputations, but they are all the same in sacrificing their lives to harm human nature.

Introduction to Zhuangzi:

Zhuangzi (whose real name is Zhuang Zhou, 369 BC - 286 BC, some say 275 BC), also known as Zixiu (also known as Zimu). ), a Mongolian native of the Song Dynasty, whose ancestor was Song Daigong, the monarch of the Song Dynasty. He was a famous thinker, philosopher and writer in the middle of the Warring States Period. He was one of the Seven Sons of the Pre-Qin Dynasty and one of the main representatives of the Taoist school. He founded the philosophical school Zhuang Xue and was also known as Laozi. "Laozhuang".

"Zhuangzi" is also known as "Nanhua Sutra", which together with "Laozi" and "Book of Changes" are called the "Three Mysteries". The book "Zhuangzi" mainly reflects Zhuangzi's critical philosophy, art, aesthetics, aesthetics, etc.