子贡问曰:“孔文子何以谓之‘文’也?”子曰:“敏而好学,不耻下问,是以谓之‘文’也。”
【译文】 子贡问:“孔文子凭什么获得‘文’的称号?”孔子说:“灵敏又好学,向比自己学问差的人请教时,不觉得没面子,所以称为‘文’。”
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.