《晋书·志·第二章》
近者胜远者，疾速者胜迟缓者，大胜小，厚胜薄，长胜短，抱气胜背气，多胜少，有胜无，实胜虚，久胜短，密胜疏，泽胜枯。
近胜远，疾胜迟，大胜小，厚胜薄，长胜短，抱胜背，多胜少，有胜无，实胜虚，久胜亟，密胜疏，泽胜枯。
The nearer triumphs over the farther; the faster over the slower; the great over the small; the thick over the thin; the long over the short; the air-cherisher over the air-avoider; the more over the less; the having over the not-having; the solid over the void; the lasting over the transient; the close over the sparse; the moist over the dry.