Tao Yuanming, a great poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in Pengze (now Hukou County, Jiangxi Province). By the end of the year, the county magistrate sent Du You to inspect the county, and the county magistrate told Tao Yuanming that according to the official etiquette, the crown should be neat and the belt should be tightened as a courtesy to the subordinates. Tao Yuanming is used to it at will, and everything is informal. What's more, he is arrogant and ambitious, so he sighed: "How can you bow to the children in the village for five buckets of rice?" I will resign today, return to stability and never be an official again.

2. Shevchenko's self-esteem

Shevchenko is a famous Russian poet. His poems show his love for his hometown and his resistance to the tsar.

One day, the czar summoned him. All the officials and envoys bowed to the czar, but Shevchenko stood by in awe. The tsar was furious and asked, "Why don't you bow?" Shevchenko calmly replied: I don't want to see you, but you want to see me. How can you see me clearly if I bend over in front of you like these people around me? "

3. Yan Ying refused to be rewarded.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Ying, the prime minister of Qi, was very talented and appreciated by the monarch. Although he is a big official, he doesn't talk about ostentation and extravagance and leads a simple life. Qi Jinggong saw that his house was short and low, and the environment was noisy, so he wanted to change to a better house. Yan Ying said that this is the place where my father lived. I am too shallow to live in such a house. How can I exchange it for a new one?

Seeing that he could not be persuaded, Qi Jinggong took advantage of the opportunity of going to Lu to expand the house for him. When Yan Ying got home, she knew about it and stopped in the suburbs and refused to go home until Qi Jinggong promised to repair the neighboring houses and restore their old appearance.

Qi Jinggong sent someone to bring him luxurious cars and horses, but Yan Ying insisted on not accepting them. He said: "I am frugal to set an example for the people, so as to avoid the prevalence of extravagance." If we all dress well, ordinary people will follow suit and pursue pleasure, which will lead to bad behavior. It will be difficult to ban it then. So I can't accept your reward.

4. Xu Beihong's rhetoric

At the beginning of the 20th century, when Xu Beihong was studying in Europe, he met a foreigner who picked things up. The foreigner said, "China people are ignorant and have become the material of the conquered since they were born. Even if you send it to heaven for further study, you can't become a talent! "

Xu Beihong replied indignantly: "Well, I represent my motherland and you represent your country. When you graduate from school, you will know who is a talent and who is a fool! " A year later, Xu Beihong's oil paintings were well received by French artists. After that, he won the first prize in many competitions. His solo exhibition caused a sensation in the whole Paris art world. Such amazing achievements are far beyond the reach of that foreigner.

5. Wen Tianxiang

In A.D. 1278 (the first year of Song Xiangxing), Wen Tianxiang was defeated and captured in Wupoling, Haifeng, Guangdong, and was taken aboard. I wrote this poem when I was passing through Lingdingyang the following year. Later, he was escorted to the cliff mountain, and Zhang Hongfan forced him to write a letter to make Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu and others who stood on the cliff mountain surrender. Wen Tianxiang refused to follow suit and showed his ambition by "crossing the ocean".

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