《管子·侈靡》
对于百官的管理。要先论功绩而后定名位；对十亲族序列及祭祀的管理，要尊重死者而严守祖宗旧法；对于战事的管理，要提倡立功而鄙视徒然送死；对于农业的管理。要酬赏实功而观察效益：对于劝勉臣下的管理。要注重大义而不与小利。
官礼之司，昭穆之离先后功器事之治，尊鬼而守故；战事之任，高功而下死；本事，食功而省利；劝臣，上义而不能与小利。
For the management of civil officials, merit should be judged first, then their rank determined; for the management of the order of the ten relatives and sacrifices, the deceased should be respected, and the ancestral system should be strictly adhered to; for the management of warfare, meritorious service should be advocated, while wanton death should be despised; for the management of agriculture, real work should be rewarded, and benefits should be observed; for the management of admonishing ministers, great righteousness should be emphasized, and petty gains should not be pursued.