An Unbending Refusal: The Ultimatum of Min Ziqian

By / / ethics, integrity, political withdrawal, principle, refusal, The Analects, Yong Ye VI, Yong Ye VI Chapter 9
Min Ziqian said: Decline the offer for me. If they invite me again, I will have to leave and live by the River Wen.

Decline the offer for me politely. If anyone comes again to me with a second invitation, I shall be obliged to go and live on the banks of the Wen.

善为我辞焉。如有复我者，则吾必在汶上矣。

Source: The Analects, Yong Ye VI, Chapter 9

Author: Min Ziqian

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