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YANG CHU said: "Po Yi was not without desire, for being too proud of his purity of mind, he was led to death by starvation. "Chan-Chi2 was not passionless, for being too proud of his virtue he happened to reduce his family. "Those who in pursuit of purity and virtue do good in a false way resemble these men." p. 41 2 Chan-Chi. The proper name of Fui-hsia-hui, an official in the state of Lu, famous for his continence, which prevented him from getting children, so that he reduced his family.
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file tao/ycgp/ycgp05.htm.
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