《古谣谚》·卷二

鄭莊公賦

春秋左氏隱元年傳

大隧之中。其樂也融融。

Inside the tunnel, the situation was happy (for the meeting between a mother and her son, the king whom she did not love, after treacherous period).

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鄭武姜賦

春秋左氏隱元年傳

大隧之外。其樂也洩洩。

Outside the tunnel, the situation was also happy (for the mother).

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羽父引周諺

春秋左氏隱十一年傳

山有木﹑工則度之。賓有禮﹑主則擇之。

A carpenter can only see the use of wood when there are trees in the mountain. A host can only select appropriate etiquette only when the guests have good manners.

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虞叔引周諺

春秋左氏桓七年傳

匹夫無罪。懷璧其罪。

The man himself does not have any faults. He has faults only because he has a piece of jade which is not apparent to untrained eyes.

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士蒍引諺

春秋左氏閔元年傳

心苟無瑕。何恤乎無家。

If one does not have any flaws inside his heart, why does he worry about not having a home?

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士蒍賦

春秋左氏僖五年傳

狐裘尨茸。 一國三公。吾誰適從。The fox fur looks mangy. When there are three leaders to look up to, who exactly should I follow?

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