《三国志·魏书·程郭董刘蒋刘传》
但亲疏的礼数，远近的原则，都有礼法纲纪，要依靠它们隔断私心，形成公法，成为后世万代遵循的律例。
然亲疏之数，远近之降，盖有礼纪，所以割断私情，克成公法，为万世式也。
However, the etiquette governing close and distant relationships and the protocols for near and far have canons and regulations, and we must rely on these to separate private sentiment, set up public laws, and establish regulations that will be observed by the myriad generations of later times.