the sages are never swayed (/carried away) by their emotions ? ～，最下不及情，情之所鐘，正在我輩。(劉義慶《世說(shuō)新語(yǔ)·傷逝》) The sages are never swayed by their emotions. Especially those in the lower status fail to cherish deep affections. It is the people like us who are really emotional.