《国语·越语·范蠡谏勾践勿许吴成卒》
范蠡说： 尊敬的王孙大夫呀！从前我们的先君原是周朝不大够格的子爵，所以只能住在东海岸边，和鼋鼍鱼鳖相处，同水边的虾蟆共居。
范蠡曰： 王孙子，昔吾先君固周室之不成子也，故滨于东海之陂，鼋鼍鱼鳖之与处，而鼃黾之与同渚。
Fan Li said, “Respected Master Wangsun, in the past, our ancestors were not qualified to be viscounts in the Zhou Dynasty, so they could only live on the east coast and get along with turtles, crocodiles, fish, and turtles, and live with toads by the water.”