《吕氏春秋·纪·季冬纪》
与其依附周使我们的名节遭到玷污，不如避开它使我们的德行清白高洁。 
与其并乎周以漫吾身也，不若避之以洁吾行。 
Instead of relying on Zhou to taint our reputation, we might as well stay away from it to keep our virtue clean and high.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 与其并乎周以漫吾身也，不若避之以洁吾行。  [/INST] Instead of relying on Zhou to taint our reputation, we might as well stay away from it to keep our virtue clean and high.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 与其并乎周以漫吾身也，不若避之以洁吾行。
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Instead of relying on Zhou to taint our reputation, we might as well stay away from it to keep our virtue clean and high.
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