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《吾子卷第二 - My Master》 | English translation: Jeffrey S. Bullock [?] | Library Resources |
| 1 | 吾子卷第... : | 或問：「吾子少而好賦。」曰：「然。童子雕蟲篆刻。」俄而曰：「壯夫不為也。」或曰：「賦可以諷乎？」曰：「諷乎！諷則已，不已，吾恐不免於勸也。」或曰：「霧縠之組麗。」曰：「女工之蠹矣。」《劍客論》曰：「劍可以愛身。」曰：「狴犴使人多禮乎？」 |
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Someone asked: When my Master was young, were you good at fu? Yangzi said: Yes. As a youngster I practiced cutting bronze, seal, and tally scripts. After a moment he said: Adults do not do this. The other said: Can fu not be used for remonstration through satire? Yangzi said: Satire! Once it satirizes, then it should stop. When it does not end, I am afraid that it does not avoid becoming encouragement. The other said: Like the silken beauty of misty gauze? Yangzi said: It is the worm in women's work. The other said: The Swordsman's Treatise says: "The sword can be used to protect the body." Yangzi said: But can the skills of a swordsman make men more skilled in li? |
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