当渴求上进的徐悲鸿准备告别家乡去上海寻找学习和工作的机会时,宜兴始齐女子学校的国文教员张祖芬赠给他两句话:“人不可有傲气,但不可无傲骨!”徐悲鸿以此为座右铭,牢牢记在心上,成为他终生恪守的格言。考进震旦大学后,徐悲鸿面对一些纨绔子弟的冷嘲热讽暗暗发一誓:“我就是睡地板,喝西北风,也要争口气,和这些势利小人比试比试, When Xu Beihong, a thirst for progress, is ready to bid farewell to his hometown to Shanghai for study and work opportunities, Zhang Zufen, a Chinese teacher at Yixing Qiqi Girls’ School, gave him two sentences: “People can not be arrogant, but they can not be proud!” Xu Beihong Motto, firmly in mind, became his life-long adherence to the motto. After admitted to Aurora University, Xu Beihong confronted some cynical cynicism secretly made a vow: "I was sleeping on the floor, drink the northwest wind, but also strive to tone, and these snobby test comparison,