《宋史·列传·卷九十一》
但他喜欢说大话，因为这个原因不被当时所容忍而多次遭到罢黜，志气却从没有稍有衰沉。
然好为大言，以故不容于时而屡黜，气未尝少衰。
However, because he liked to brag, he was not accepted by people at that time and was dismissed many times, but his ambition never declined.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 然好为大言，以故不容于时而屡黜，气未尝少衰。 [/INST] However, because he liked to brag, he was not accepted by people at that time and was dismissed many times, but his ambition never declined.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 然好为大言，以故不容于时而屡黜，气未尝少衰。
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However, because he liked to brag, he was not accepted by people at that time and was dismissed many times, but his ambition never declined.
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