自古以來畫畫的人都有一身硬骨頭，不隨便向世俗權貴低頭。縱使他已經貧無立錐之地，也不會向權貴求一個官位做做；達官貴人向他求畫，他也不一定肯賣，寧願貧苦一生。這種「傲骨」有時會在畫面上表現出來。
明‧唐伯虎就有這樣的心境描述，他說：「立錐莫笑無餘地，萬里江山筆下生。」——我雖窮到無立足之地，但胸中卻有萬里江山，這些筆底江山都是我的。
其實他並不靠賣畫維生，他執著於畫他筆下的萬里江山，「閒來就寫青山賣」，足見他不求名利的愜意生活是多麼的令人嚮往。
Painters since ancient times are self-restrained with “hard bones”, never bow to the secular bigwigs. Even though he is already poor enough, has no place to stand, he will never ask the secular bigwigs for being an official. Those who are dignitaries want to buy paintings from him, he may not sell, preferring a poor life. This kind of "proud" sometimes shows in the paintings.
Tang Bo hu of Ming Dynasty has such a mood description, he said: "Do not laugh at me because I do not have a place to stand, thousands of miles territory created under my pen." --- Although, I'm poor enough and no foothold point to stand, there are thousands of miles territory are in my chest, these territories under my pen all are mine.
In fact, he did not rely on selling his paintings for living. He enjoyed drawing the thousand miles territory under his pen. "While a free time, I draw mountains and sell" which shows how comfortable his live was without fame and fortune.＠
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