弘明集 7.9

7.9

論云。擎跽罄折侯甸之恭也。狐蹲狗踞荒流之肅也。疑曰。夫邦殊用隔文自難均。至於各得所安。由來莫辯。侯甸之容所言當矣。狐狗之目將不獨傷。

The treatise says: 'Holding tablets, kneeling, and bowing low is the respect of the royal domain; the fox squat and dog crouch are the reverent postures of the wild outlying regions.' I doubt this, saying: When states differ and customs are separated, outward forms are naturally hard to homogenize. As for each finding what gives them peace, this has never been debated since antiquity. The deportment of the royal domain is as you have stated; but will the designations of fox and dog not cause harm alone?