《围炉夜话·第七五则》
看到周公才德过人却毫不骄傲鄙吝，有才能的人又怎么能自高自大呢？颜渊是孔子的得意门生，他却 有才若无，有德若虚 ，不断虚心学习。
观周公之不骄不吝，有才何可自矜；观颜子之若无若虚，为学岂容自足。
Seeing that Duke Zhou was virtuous and talented but not at all proud and stingy, how could a talented person be arrogant? Yan Yuan was Confucius's most proud student, but he was talented as if he had nothing, virtuous as if empty, and constantly studied humbly.