愛蓮說
周敦頤（宋）
水陸草木之花，可喜愛者甚蕃。晉陶淵明獨(dú)愛菊。自李唐來，世人盛愛牡丹。予獨(dú)愛蓮之出淤泥而不染，濯清漣而不妖，中通外直，不蔓不枝，香遠(yuǎn)益清，亭亭凈植，可遠(yuǎn)觀而不可褻玩焉。
予謂菊，花之隱逸者也；牡丹，花之富貴者也；蓮，花之君子者也。噫！菊之愛，陶后鮮有聞；蓮之愛，同予者何人? 牡丹之愛，宜乎眾矣。
About Cherishing the Lotus
Chou Tunyí （Song Dynasty）
There are many loveable varieties of flower blossoming from plants grown on land or in water. Tao Yuan Ming in Jin Dynasty just merely like chrysanthemum. Since Tang Dynasty the common people all love peonies. However I only cherish the lotus for it lived in the silt but not imbrued and washed clear ripple without demon. Furthermore，its stem is blank inside and able to ventilate through middle hole and is bolt upright in appearance of shape; it has no branches and tendrils and its aroma is more clear when spreading out; it is straight and clean stood there, and cannot be touched and only be admired in a far view.
I think chrysanthemum is the hermit in flowers， and peony is the rich，while the lotus is the man of noble character. Alas！Being fond of chrysanthemum has been rarely heard since tao later, and cherishing lotus, what people could compare with me？ As for loving the peonies，the masses are suitable.
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