《三国志·蜀书·诸葛亮传》
有人认为诸葛亮的文采词藻不够华丽，而过于啰嗦详尽，臣认为皋陶是贤人，周公是圣人，但考察《尚书》中的文字，其中关于皋陶的话比较简略而典雅，关于周公的话比较繁复而详尽，为什么呢？
论者或怪亮文彩不艳，而过於丁宁周至。臣愚以为咎繇大贤也，周公圣人也，考之尚书，咎繇之谟略而雅，周公之诰烦而悉。
Some people say that Zhūgé Liàng's writing was not splendid enough and was excessively verbose and detailed. I believe that Gaoyao was a worthy sage and the Duke of Zhou was a圣人, but when one examines their writing in the Book of Documents , it is apparent that the words about Gaoyao are concise but refined, while the words about the Duke of Zhou are intricate and detailed. Why is this so?