‘Bathed in fragrance, do not brush your hat;
Washed in perfume, do not shake your coat:
‘Knowing the world fears what is too pure,
The wisest man prizes and stores light!’
By Bluewater
an old angler stat:
You and I together,
let us go home.
沐芳莫弹冠，浴兰莫振衣。
处世忌太洁，至人贵藏晖。
沧浪有钓叟，吾与尔同归。
By Li Bai
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