《史记·七十列传·龟策列传》
所以说，农夫不勤劳，谷仓就不盈满；商人不勤劳，就不能得到赢利；妇女不勤劳，布帛就不精美；官吏不勤劳，他们的权势就不能形成；大将不勤劳，士卒就不听从命令；王侯不勤劳，就终生没有名声。
故曰田者不彊，囷仓不盈；商贾不彊，不得其赢；妇女不彊，布帛不精；官御不彊，其势不成；大将不彊，卒不使令；侯王不彊，没世无名。
Therefore, if the husbandman labours not, his granary will not be full; if the merchant labours not, his goods will not be increased; if the woman labours not, her silk and hemp will not be fine; if the officer labours not, his power will not be established; if the general labours not, his soldiers will not be well disciplined; if the prince labours not, he will not be illustrious through the empire.