有一位青年畫家，在還沒成名前，住在一間狹隘的小房子裡，靠畫人像維生。       
                                                                           
                                                                           
一天，一個富人經過，看他的畫工細緻，很喜歡，便請他幫忙畫一幅人像。雙方約好
酬勞是一萬元。                                                             
                                                                           
                                                                           
一個星期後，人像完成了，富人依約前來拿畫。這時富人心裡起了歹念，欺他年輕又
未成名，不肯按照原先的約定付給酬勞金。                                     
                                                                           
                                                                           
富人心中想著：「畫中的人像是我，這幅畫如果我不買，那麼，絕沒有人會買。 我  
又何必花那麼多錢來買呢？」於是富人賴賬，他說只願花三千元買這幅畫。青年畫家
傻住了，他從來沒碰過這種事，心裡有點慌，花了許多唇舌，向富人據理爭，希望富
人能遵守約定，做個有信用的人。                                             
                                                                           
                                                                           
「我只能花三千元買這幅畫，你別再囉唆了。」富人認為他居上風。               
                                                                           
                                                                           
「最後，我問你一句，三千元，賣不賣？」                                     
                                                                           
                                                                           
青年畫家知道富人故意賴賬，心中憤憤不平，他以堅定的語氣說：                 
                                                                           
                                                                           
「不賣。我寧可不賣這幅畫，也不願受你的屈辱。今天你失信毀約，將來一定要你付
出二十倍的代價。」                                                         
                                                                           
                                                                           
「笑話，二十倍，是二十萬耶！我才不會笨得花二十萬買這幅畫。」               
                                                                           
                                                                           
「那麼，我們等著瞧好了。」青年畫家對悻悻然離去的富人說。                   
                                                                           
                                                                           
經過這一個事件的刺激後，畫家搬離了這個傷心地，重新拜師學藝，日夜苦練。     
                                                                           
                                                                           
皇天不負苦心人，十幾年後，他終於闖出了一片天地，在藝術界上，成為一位知名的
人物。                                                                     
                                                                           
                                                                           
那個富人呢？自從離開畫室後，第二天就把畫家的畫和話淡忘了。                 
                                                                           
                                                                           
直到那一天，富人的好幾位朋友不約而同的來告訴他：                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
「好友！有一件事好奇怪喔！這些天我們去參觀一位成名藝術家的畫展，其中有一幅
畫不二價，畫中的人物跟你長得一模一樣，標示價格二十萬。好笑的是，這幅畫的標
題竟然是--賊。」                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
富人好像被人當頭打了一棍，富人想起了十多年前畫家的事。                     
                                                                           
                                                                           
這件事對自己的傷害太大了，他立刻連夜趕去找青年畫家向他道歉，並且花了二十萬
買回那幅人像畫。                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
青年憑著一股不服輸的志氣，讓富人低了頭。                                   
                                                                           
                                                                           
這個年輕人名叫                                                             
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
畢卡索。                                                                   
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
沒有人能屈辱、打敗你，除了你自己。