子曰：士志于道，
zǐ yuē shi zhi yu dao
而耻恶衣恶食者，
ér chǐ è yī è shí zhě
未足与议也。
wèi zú yǔ yì yě
子曰 - The Master said
士- gentry scholars
志于道 - aspires to the Dao
而耻恶衣 - and is ashamed of inferior clothes
恶食者 - eating inferior food
未足 - is not worthy
与议也 - discuss with
The Master said: "The scholar who embarks on the journey of learning but who is ashamed of wearing low quality clothes and eating cheap food is not worth having a discussion with." - Analects 4:9
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