《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪九》
鞭刑虽说是自古代就有的法律科条，但它不是实行仁政的君主所应采用的刑法。
虽云远古之式，事乖仁者之刑。
Although flogging has been a legal code since ancient times, it is not a punishment that should be adopted by a monarch who implements benevolent governance.