折疑論 4.5

4.5

妙明曰。至味難調眾口。大音不合群耳。夫蚯蚓食土而甘於土。豈知有五味之和。犬豕食糞而美於糞。豈知有醪醴之味。悲夫不知。知之未必為食也（狗有懸爪為犬）。

Miaoming said: 'The supreme flavor is hard to tune to every mouth; the great sound does not suit the ears of the multitude. Now, the earthworm eats soil and finds soil sweet; how could it know the harmony of the five flavors? Dogs and pigs eat dung and find dung delicious; how could they know the flavor of rich wine and sweet liquor? How lamentable that they do not know! Even if they knew it, it might not be their food. (A dog with hanging dewclaws is called a quan.)