Book 14: 《憲問》 Xian Wen (Xian Asked)
《憲問》 Passage 14.39
子擊磬於衛。有荷蕢而過孔氏之門者,曰:「有心哉!擊磬乎!」既而曰:「鄙哉!硜硜乎!莫己知也,斯己而已矣。深則厲,淺則揭。」子曰:「果哉!末之難矣。」
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said: "Some men of worth withdraw from the world.Some withdraw from particular States.
Some withdraw because of disrespectful looks.
Some withdraw because of contradictory language."