《论衡·卷一·累害篇》
受毁谤损害的君子，跟那些不成熟的作物，不吃的饭，是同等的。受害因素都从外界而来，所以称为 累害 。
君子之累害，与彼不育之物，不御之饭，同一实也，俱由外来，故为累害。
A gentleman who has been slandered and damaged is the same as an unripe crop and uneaten rice. The factors that cause the damage all come from the outside world, so they are called “cumulative damage.”