《论衡·卷一·命禄篇》
一般人见别人节操、品行高尚，就说： 这样贤良聪明，怎么不当大官？ 
世俗见人节行高，则曰： 贤哲如此，何不贵？ 
Ordinary people, upon seeing someone with integrity and noble character, will say: “With such virtue and talent, why don’t you become a high official?”