《汉书·传·萧望之传》
不然的话，萧望之堂堂正正，宁折不挠，身为儒生泰斗，有辅佐皇帝的才能，近乎古代的社稷之臣了。
不然，望之堂堂，折而不桡，身为儒宗，有辅佐之能，近古社稷臣也。
Otherwise, Xiao Wangzhi was upright and unyielding. As a leading Confucian scholar, he had the talent to assist the emperor, and was an official like those of ancient times who defended the country.