折疑論 3.176

3.176

Therefore, when the noble person is successful, he benefits the whole world alongside himself; when he is unsuccessful, he cultivates his own personal goodness in solitude (like Yan Ling, Ziya, Maichen, Kunwu, Yu, Shun, Xiangru, and Zhu Hai, who were all sage rulers and worthy ministers; once their persons attained success, their Way benefited the whole world; while their persons had not yet attained success, they preserved goodness in solitude within themselves).