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昔者泰伯被髮文身。可謂毀傷矣。而仲尼稱其至德（泰伯。周太王之長子。讓不嗣位。剪髮文身之於吳。其弟仲雍。論語曰。泰伯其可謂至德也已矣。三以天下讓。民無德而稱焉。其剪髮文身孔子何不責其不孝。以稱其至德）。

In ancient times, Taibo cut his hair and tattooed his body, which may indeed be called injuring it; yet Zhongni praised his supreme virtue (Taibo was the eldest son of King Tai of Zhou; he yielded the throne without succession, and cut his hair and tattooed his body going to Wu; with him was his younger brother Zhongyong. The Analects says: 'Taibo may indeed be said to possess supreme virtue; three times he yielded the realm, and the people could find no words to praise his virtue.' As for his cutting his hair and tattooing his body, why did Confucius not reprove him for being unfilial, but instead praised his supreme virtue?).