There is also that which 'is to be avoided by the wise.' When writing about oneself, inevitably one touches upon the politics of the day, and, even more inevitably, on people from that same era. Admonitions and inferences may incite needless disputes.
也『為智者所諱』，寫自己難免要涉及同時代的政治，更難免要涉及到同時代的人，褒貶論斷，可能惹起許多無謂的糾紛﹘﹘因此造成了我國歷史上的許多空白。」