郗超與傅瑗周旋，瑗見其二子並總發。超觀之良久，謂瑗曰：“小者才名皆勝，然保卿家，終當在兄。”即傅亮兄弟也。
漢成帝幸趙飛燕，飛燕讒班婕妤祝詛，於是考問。辭曰：“妾聞死生有命，富貴在天。脩善尚不蒙福，為邪欲以何望？若鬼神有知，不受邪佞之訴；若其無知，訴之何益？故不為也。”
Chen Weihua/China DailyHaving lived in Washington DC for almost five years, I have seen the city growing, with new construction and renovation projects happening in many streets and neighborhoods
劉簡作桓宣武別駕，後為東曹參軍，頗以剛直見疏。嘗聽記，簡都無言。宣武問：“劉東曹何以不下意？”答曰：“會不能用。”宣武亦無怪色。
晉明帝欲起池臺，元帝不許。帝時為太子，好養武士。壹夕中作池，比曉便成。今太子西池是也。
In 2014, the Philippines was still led by Aquino III