《韩非子·八说》
所谓贵臣，就是爵位尊贵而职务高的官员；所谓重臣，就是主张被君主采用、势力又大的臣子。
贵臣者，爵尊而官大也；重臣者，言听而力多者也。
The so-called respected officials are those with honorable titles and high positions. The so-called influential ministers are those whose opinions are adopted by the monarch and who have great power.