自勝為強

　　Zi Xia said, "I had a victory, that is why I have gained weight."

　　"What victory do you refer to?" Zi Xia said, "When I immerged myself in reading books, Irevered(崇敬) the principles of the emperors and sages of the past. When I went out, I admired the life of nabodism. There was a fight between the two in my mind, and they came out even. So I got emaciated(瘦弱的). Now that the principles of the emperors and sages of the past have won victory, my mind has become more and more peaceful. So I have gained weight."

　　曾子見到子夏，問道：“你怎么胖了?”

　　子夏說：“我獲得了勝利，所以胖了。”

　　曾子問：“你是指什么?”子夏說：“我埋頭讀書時，敬仰先生至圣的道理，出門在外則羨慕富貴生活的快樂，兩者在心中交戰(zhàn)，難分勝負，所以瘦了下來。現(xiàn)在，先王至圣的道理獲勝了，心中也日益安寧，所以人也胖了起來。”