According to tradition, when the superior man purifies himself,
his peers associate with him. When he refines his speech,[2]
those
of his class respond to him. When horses neigh, [other] horses
respond; when cattle low, [other] cattle respond; this is not the
result of knowledge, but it is their nature makes it thus. Truly,
"one who has newly washed his hair will dust off his cap, and
one who has newly bathed will shake out his clothing." No one[3]
would subject his own cleanliness to another's filthiness.
[4]
The Ode
says,
[5]
My mind is not a mirror;—
You cannot scrutinize it.
