《世说新语·德行》
季方说： 我父亲好比泰山上的桂树。上有万丈高峰，下有深不可测的深渊；上受雨露的浇灌，下受深泉的滋润。
季方曰： 吾家君譬如桂树生泰山之阿，上有万仞之高，下有不测之深；上为甘露所沾，下为渊泉所润。
Jifang replied: "My father is like a sweet osmanthus tree on Mount Tai. Above it are the peaks thousands of feet high, and beneath it are unfathomable chasms. It is nourished by rain and dew from above, and by springs from below."