陈chén元yuán方fāng候hòu袁yuán公gōng
陈chén元yuán方fāng年nián十shí一yī时shí,,候hòu袁yuán公gōng。。袁yuán公gōng问wèn曰yuē::贤xián家jiā君jūn在zài太tài丘qiū,,远yuǎn近jìn称chēng之zhī,,何hé所suǒ履lǚ行xíng??元yuán方fāng曰yuē::老lǎo父fù在zài太tài丘qiū,,强qiáng者zhě绥suí之zhī以yǐ德dé,,弱ruò者zhě抚fǔ之zhī以yǐ仁rén,,恣zì其qí所suǒ安ān,,久jiǔ而ér益yì敬jìng。。袁yuán公gōng曰yuē::孤gū往wǎng者zhě尝cháng为wèi邺yè令lìng,,正zhèng行xíng此cǐ事shì。。不bù知zhī卿qīng家jiā君jūn法fǎ孤gū,,孤gū法fǎ卿qīng父fù??元yuán方fāng曰yuē::周zhōu公gōng、、孔kǒng子zi异yì世shì而ér出chū,,周zhōu旋xuán动dòng静jìng,,万wàn里lǐ如rú一yī。。周zhōu公gōng不bù师shī孔kǒng子zi,,孔kǒng子zi亦yì不bù师shī周zhōu公gōng。。
陈元方年十一时,候袁公。袁公问曰:“贤家君在太丘,远近称之,何所履行?”元方曰:“老父在太丘,强者绥之以德,弱者抚之以仁,恣其所安,久而益敬。”袁公曰:“孤往者尝为邺令,正行此事。不知卿家君法孤,孤法卿父?”元方曰:“周公、孔子异世而出,周旋动静,万里如一。周公不师孔子,孔子亦不师周公。”