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Wei, Jin, and North-South -> 抱朴子 -> 外篇 -> 勖学 -> 11 - Parallel passages[More information]
世道多难,儒教沦丧,文武之轨,将遂凋坠。或渖溺于声色之中,或驱驰于竞逐之路。孤贫而精六艺者,以游夏之资,而抑顿乎九泉之下;因风而附凤翼者,以驽庸之质,犹回遑乎霞霄之表。舍本逐末者,谓之勤修庶几;拥经求己者,谓之陆渖迂阔。于是莫不蒙尘触雨,戴霜履冰,怀黄握白,提清挈肥,以赴邪径之近易,规朝种而暮获矣。