孟子曰:“西子蒙不洁,则人皆掩鼻而过之;虽有恶人,斋戒沐浴,则可以祀上帝。”这句话出自《孟子·离娄下》,从字面来看,是讲西施虽是绝色美女,但如果污染了污秽,人们都会捂着鼻子避开她;丑人虽然长得难看,但如果自治洁净,一样可以祭祀上帝。事实上,孟子是比喻即使原有良好的品德,一旦 Mencius said: “The West is not clean, then all people cover the nose and pass by; although the wicked, fasting bath, you can worship God. ” This sentence from “Mencius from Lou”, literally, is Although Xishi is a stunning beauty, but if polluted, people will clutching his nose to avoid her; ugly though ugly looks ugly, but if self-purification, the same can worship God. In fact, Mencius is an analogy even if the original good character was once