Of course, a rich tradition can easily provide ready-made formulas and cliches that a lazy painter can use without adding fresh ideas.
當然，豐富的傳統，可以化身為隨手取用的各式口訣和公式，常令「偷懶的」畫者因循苟且，甚至使一般人誤會，認為國畫只重臨摩古本而了無新義。