法演禪師語錄 2.77

2.77

師一日持錫遶方丈行，問僧：「還有屬牛人問命麼？」無對，遂云：「孫臏今日開鋪，並無一人垂顧，可惜三尺龍鬚，喚作尋常破布。」

One day the Master carried his staff and circled the abbot's quarters. He asked a monk, "Is there anyone born in the year of the ox who wishes to ask about his fortune?" There was no answer, so he said, "Today Sun Bin opened his shop, but not a single person deigned to look. How regrettable: three feet of dragon's whiskers called an ordinary rag!"