Confucius remarked,"The first ballad in the Book of Ballads and Songs expresses the emotions of love. It is passionate ,but not sensual; it is melancholy, but not morbid."
中文:子曰:“《关雎》,乐而不淫,哀而不伤。”
注释:孔子说:那本有关民谣与诗歌的文学典籍的第一篇民谣,表达了爱的情感。它是多情的,而不是淫秽的;它是忧思悲哀的,而不是病态痛苦的。”