《韩非子·忠孝》
山东六国大谈纵横不曾有一天停下来过，然而并没有成就功名和称王称霸；因为凭着空话是不能达到大治的。
山东之言从横未尝一日而止也，然而功名不成，霸王不立者，虚言非所以成治也。
The six states in Shandong had never stopped talking about alliances for a single day, yet they did not establish any achievements and never dominated all the states; this is because empty talk cannot lead to great governance.