"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but the sea is immeasurable." This is an old saying that we in China often say. In other words, you can't judge a book by its cover. Some people are handsome, some people are middle-aged and some people are ugly. These have nothing to do with their moral quality and knowledge. A person is handsome, knowledgeable and well-behaved. Such a perfect person is certainly welcomed and respected by people. However, just like an embroidered pillow, its belly is full of chaff, or it is cruel and heartless, which still makes people look down upon it. However, some ugly people are knowledgeable and noble. Such a person will be uncomfortable at first, but after a while, he will admire him very much. Judge a person by his appearance, and you may lose someone who has both ability and political integrity.
Let's talk about a few examples of ancient people who were ugly but talented:
<1> Tan Tai, a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, was born with a strange appearance, a narrow forehead, a flat nose and an ugly face. Even a great sage like Confucius refused to accept him as an apprentice. However, this Dan Tai is open-minded and disagrees with him. He embarked on the road of hard self-study. Through his own efforts and indirect learning from Confucius' disciples, he reached the realm of mastering the six arts. And the knowledge of self-cultivation, governing the country and leveling the world, widely spread to Jiangnan students. It is said that there were more than 300 people studying with him at that time. In the past few decades, they have trained a batch of talents for governing the country. Their fame spread all over the vassal States. Confucius was deeply touched by this. He said, "Judge a person by his appearance, and lose his feathers (Dan Tai's words). Judge a person by his words and lose his tools." (This refers to judging a book by its cover.
< 2 > Pang Tong: Pang Tong was a famous figure in the Three Kingdoms period. He is almost as famous as Zhuge Liang. He was recommended to Liu Bei by Si Mahui. Because the appearance is not good-looking, I went to Sun Quan, who didn't need it. Liu Bei reluctantly accepted him because of his face, but he was assigned to a humble county _ Leiyang. Thanks to Zhang Fei's insight and Zhuge Liang's recommendation letter, he was able to get his wish.
③ Zuo Si: Zuo Si was a native of Linzi in the Western Jin Dynasty. He and his father stayed in Luoyang for a long time. "A New Tale of the World" said: "Thinking ugly and thin, swimming in Yue without ornaments. So the crowd spat at it, and then you left in a daze. " Even old women spit on them, and their ugliness can be seen. That is to say,
"Luoyang paper is expensive" has become an old idiom to describe how well the article is written. At that time, Lu Ji, a great writer and calligrapher, originally wanted to write an article "Sandu Fu". He stopped writing when he saw Zuo Si's Sandu Fu. Of course, Zuo Si was highly valued by the imperial court.
[4] Zhong Kui: Zhong Kui is a mythical figure. It is said that he was born in Zhong Nanshan, Chang 'an in the early Tang Dynasty. He has a hunchback, crooked facial features, a full face of stubble and an extremely ugly appearance. However, he is knowledgeable and talented. He should have won the Gong's first prize that year. The king of Tang saw that he was ugly and didn't even bring a scholar. He failed to defend himself in the temple and died after touching the pillar.
In addition, there are two ugly but talented people, one is Zhang Song of the Three Kingdoms, and the other is Qilu of the Tang Dynasty. But these two people have poor moral quality and have to pass by.
Speaking of which, I hope that powerful leaders should never judge people by their appearance, let alone by their feelings or money. They should pay attention to their behavior and talents. Only in this way can the people be responsible and the motherland be more prosperous and strong!
Here is a foreign one.
An old couple, the woman is wearing a faded striped cotton dress, and the husband is wearing a cloth dress.
Cheap suits, without prior agreement, will directly visit the president of Harvard. The headmaster's secretary had a hunch that the two country people could not do business with Harvard. Mr. Wang said softly, "We want to see the headmaster. The secretary said rudely, "He is very busy all day. The lady replied, "Never mind, we can wait." A few hours passed, and the secretary ignored them all the time, hoping that they would retreat and leave by themselves, but they kept waiting there. Finally, the secretary decided to inform the principal: "He may leave after a few words with you." The headmaster agreed impatiently. The lady told the headmaster, "We have a son who studied at Harvard for a year. He likes Harvard very much and his life at Harvard is very happy. But last year, he had an accident. My husband and I want to build a monument for him on campus. The headmaster was unmoved and said coldly, "Madam, we can't build a statue for every alumnus who went to Harvard but died unfortunately, because if so, our campus will look like a graveyard." The lady quickly said, "President, you misunderstood. We won't erect a statue. We want to donate a building to Harvard. The headmaster looked at them carefully, then took a deep breath and said, "Do you know how much it costs to build a building? A building in our school cost more than 7.5 million. " At this moment, the lady was silent. The headmaster was so happy that he thought he could send them away. But the lady turned to her husband and said, "As long as 7.5 million yuan can build a building, why don't we build a university to commemorate our son?" Her husband nodded in agreement. And this move made the president of Harvard feel very confused. In this way, the Stanford couple left Harvard and went to California. In memory of their son, Stanford University was established.
These are all found online, I hope they will help you.