《史记·三十世家·越王勾践世家》
越王想让范蠡管理国家政务，范蠡回答说： 用兵打仗之事，种不如我；镇定安抚国家，让百姓亲近归附，我不如种。 
欲使范蠡治国政，蠡对曰： 兵甲之事，种不如蠡；填抚国家，亲附百姓，蠡不如种。 
The King of Yue wanted Fan Li to manage the affairs of state. Fan Li replied: When it comes to military affairs, Zhong is better than me; when it comes to pacifying and stabilizing the country and making the people come close and follow, I am not as good as Zhong.