"A gentleman will not eat what he complains about" Next sentence: A man with lofty ideals will not drink water from a stolen spring.

The original sentence is: "A man with lofty ideals will not drink water from a stolen spring, and a person with integrity will not eat from charity." The proverb means that a person with lofty ideals will not drink water from a stolen spring, and a person with integrity will not eat alms. Something; a metaphor for noble character and being unscrupulous in seeking for things. "Do not eat food that comes after sighing" comes from "Book of Rites. Tan Gong Xia".

The famous saying "Don't eat what comes to you" means that in order to show your integrity as a human being, you should never accept charity from others humbly, even if it means starving yourself to death. The reason why the hungry man refused to eat Qian Ao's food was because Qian Ao was arrogant and regarded the poor as pigs and dogs, and his charity was insulting.

Chinese tradition attaches great importance to being a person with integrity. In popular terms, people live with one breath, and even if they suffer, they cannot lose this breath. There are also some similar sayings, such as people who are poor but have ambitions, who would rather have broken jade than the whole house, people who need face, and trees who need bark... all express the importance of integrity, the emphasis on human dignity, and the importance of human spirit. of attention.

Original text of "Don't Eat the Food That Comes to Me"

Qi was very hungry. Qian Ao ate on the road and waited for hungry people to eat. If there are hungry people, they will pick up their clothes and come here. Qian Ao held food on his left and a drink on his right, saying: "Come! Come eat!" He raised his eyes and looked at it, saying: "I will not eat the food that came to me, so why should I reply!" Then he thanked him, but finally did not eat. die. Zengzi heard about it and said: "Weiyu! If you sigh, you can go away; if you thank it, you can eat it."

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