《晋书·列传·第十七章》
因害怕群犬的叫声，于是就不可依从了。我的为人，就是不能当面阿谀顺从，背后又有诽谤之言。
一犬吠形，群犬吠声，惧于群吠，遂至叵听也。咸之为人，不能面从而有后言。
Because of the fear of a group of dogs barking, one cannot follow them. My way of being is that I will not flatter and comply with others in person, nor will I have any slanderous words behind their backs.