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有次楊子到宋國去，晚上有一間旅店投宿。旅店主人有一妻一妾，一美一醜。

那個醜的備受尊敬，但美的卻遭受冷落，楊子出於好奇心，便問旅店主人是何原因。

旅店主人答他說：「那美的自恃其美而自驕自傲，她的態度令我討厭，因此我並不覺得她美麗。相反的，那醜的自知其醜而對人和藹可親，她的態度令我滿意，因此我並不覺得她醜陋。」

楊子回家後對弟子說：「你們要好好記住：若比別人優秀，而仍能保持謙虛的態度，無論到哪裏去，都會受到別人的尊敬。」

The Beautiful And The Ugly

When Yang Zi was travelling to the State of Song, he spent the night at an inn. The inn-keeper had two wives. One was beautiful and the other ugly.

The ugly woman was much respected, but the beautiful woman was given a cold shoulder. Out of curiosity, Yang Zi asked the inn-keeper why it was so.

“Well,” replied the inn-keeper,”the beautiful woman is vain because of her looks. Her vanity turns me off. I don’t see her beautiful. The ugly woman is pleasant because of her looks. Her warmth pleases me. I don’t find her ugly.”

As soon as Yang Zi returned home, he bade his disciples, “Remember this well: If you remain humble even though you excel others, you’ll be respected everywhere you go.”

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