虞初新志·节选

guo过guang广ling陵，ru入dong洞ting庭，hao浩bei倍dang荡dang荡，si四wu无ya涯si涘。wan晚jian见hong红ri日luo落yu于shui水nei内，ci次zao早jian见ju炬huo火ran然zhuo灼shui水mian面，jian渐wang望jian渐gao高，nai乃ming明xing星ye也。wu吾you游xing行tian天xia下，shan山wu吾jie皆yi以wei为bei卑，shui水wu吾jie皆yi以wei为xia狭，fei非guo果bei卑guo果xia狭ye也。mu目neng能qiong穷qi其suo所zhi至，ze则xiao小zhi之yi矣。wu物he何da大he何xiao小，yin因qi其suo所da大er而da大zhi之，ze则mo莫bu不da大；yin因qi其suo所xiao小er而xiao小zhi之，ze则mo莫bu不xiao小。su苏zi子zhan瞻yue曰：“fu复bei杯shui水yu于di地，jie芥fu浮yu于shui水，yi蚁fu附yu于jie芥，mang茫ran然bu不zhi知qi其suo所ji济。shao少yan焉shui水he涸，yi蚁ji即jing径qu去，jian见qi其lei类，chu出ti涕yue曰：ji几bu不fu复yu与zi子xiang相jian见！qi岂zhi知fu俯yang仰zhi之jian间，you有fang方gui轨ba八da达zhi之lu路hu乎？ji计si四hai海zhi之zai在tian天di地zhi之jian间ye也，you犹bei杯shui水ye也；zhou舟you犹jie芥ye也，ren人you犹yi蚁ye也，wu吾wu乌zhi知yi蚁zhi之fu附jie芥，bu不yi以wei为shi是cheng乘fu桴fu浮hai海ye耶？qi其shui水he涸er而qu去，bu不yi以wei为shi是hai海bian变sang桑tian田ye耶？si四hai海sui虽guang广，ying应yi亦you有ya涯，mu目li力bu不zhi至，ze则wang望yang洋er而tan叹。yin因suo所da大er而da大zhi之er耳。”jin今zai在dong洞ting庭，wu吾mu目li力qiong穷yan焉，ji即yi以wei为dong洞ting庭wei为wu吾zhi之hai海ke可ye也。