翻譯名義集 2.86

2.86

[Anātha]: Translated as an irregular entertainer/artisan. The Diwang lüelun says: "Habitually residing with upright people, one cannot fail to be upright, just as growing up in the land of Qi, one cannot fail to speak Qi speech. Habitually residing with non-upright people, one cannot fail to be non-upright, just as growing up in the land of Chu, one cannot fail to speak Chu speech." The Yijing says: "The noble person, through constant moral character, practices the affairs of instruction." Master Qiao said: "The way of associating with people is like the whiteness of plain silk: dye it with vermilion and it becomes red; dye it with indigo and it becomes blue." The Dadai Liji says: "Associating with noble persons is fragrant—like entering a room of orchids and angelica, after a long time one no longer smells its fragrance, for one has transformed alongside them! Residing with unvirtuous persons is like entering an abalone shop; after a long time one no longer notices its stench, for one has altered along with them!"