《金史·列传·卷三十八》
人臣有忠国的，有媚君的，忠国的也许违背皇上的意思，谄媚君主的不替国家打算。
人臣有忠国者，有媚君者，忠国者或拂君意，媚君者不为国谋。
There are ministers who are loyal to the country and those who flatter the monarch. Those who are loyal to the country may violate the emperor's will, and those who flatter the monarch do not plan for the country.