《南史·列传·卷六十二》
好比万丈金山，还未攀援到顶；就像千寻玉海，已能窥见幽深；又好比玉器才加雕琢，锦带刚刚编织，是钟磬只要触动便会铿锵作响，是鲜花只管采摘就会开放。
金山万丈，缘陟未登；玉海千寻，窥映不测。加以珪璋新琢，锦组初构，触响铿锵，遇采便发。
Like a mountain of gold that reaches ten thousand feet high but has yet to be scaled; like a jade sea a thousand fathoms deep but its depths can already be glimpsed;  like a piece of jade that has just been carved, or an ornate belt that has only just been woven; like a bell or chime that resounds as soon as it is struck or a flower that blooms as soon as it is picked.