《文心雕龙·铭箴》
相传从前轩辕黄帝在车厢、案桌等物上雕刻铭文，用以帮助自己警惕过错；夏禹曾在乐器架上雕刻铭文，表示希望听取他人的意见；商汤王的《盘铭》，提出 一天要比一天新 的规劝；周武王的《户铭》、《席四端铭》等，写了必须警戒的教训；周公在《金人铭》中，强调 语言要谨慎 ；孔子在鲁桓公庙中，见到欹器而激动得变了脸色。可见先代圣贤，长期以来就注重鉴戒了。
昔帝轩刻舆几以弼违，大禹勒笋虡而招谏。成汤盘盂，著日新之规；武王户席，题必诫之训。周公慎言于金人，仲尼革容于欹器，则先圣鉴戒，其来久矣。
According to legend, Emperor Xuanyuan carved inscriptions on objects such as carriages and desks to remind him of his mistakes; Xia Yu carved inscriptions on the music stand, indicating that he wanted to listen to others' opinions; King Shang Tang’s "Pan Ming" put forward One day should be better than one day. "Advice; King Wu of Zhou’s "Hu Ming" and "Xi Sidi Ming", etc., wrote the lessons that must be vigilant; Zhou Gong emphasized in the "Jin Ren Ming" Be cautious in language "; Confucius saw the steed in the Lu Huan Temple, and his face changed with excitement. It can be seen that the sages since ancient times have attached great importance to vigilance.