《汉书·传·严朱吾丘主父徐严终王》
美丽珍奇的东西本来就看着，听了悦耳，所以失去修养就会骄纵，没有健康的音乐就会淫乱，丧失礼义就会文过其实，放弃教化就会诈伪。
夫佳丽珍怪固顺于耳目，故养失而泰，乐失而淫，礼失而采，教失而伪。
Beautiful and rare objects are naturally attractive to the eye, and pleasant to listen to. Therefore, in the absence of moral training they lead to self-indulgence; in the absence of wholesome music they lead to licentiousness; in the absence of礼 li (the rites that govern proper social behavior) they lead to ostentation; if dissociated from education they will foster the growth of deceit.