《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪十四》
同一位君王，前后的兴趣爱好迥然不同，而总有人才相应。假如汉武帝兼有夏禹、商汤、周文王的器度，来复兴商、周时期的太平盛世，难道会没有夏、商、周三代的辅佐之臣吗！
此一君之身趣好殊别，而士辄应之，诚使武帝兼三王之量以兴商、周之治，其无三代之臣乎！
The same ruler had very different interests at different times, and yet there were always people with talents who could respond to them. If Emperor Wu had possessed the character of Yu the Great, Tang the Successful, and King Wen of Zhou, and had restored the prosperity of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, would there have been a lack of ministers who could have assisted him as the ministers of the Three Dynasties did theirs?