《新五代史·列传·周家人传第八》
孟子认为天下可以没有虞舜，但不能没有公道，虞舜可以抛弃天下，但不能对他的父亲用刑，这是作为垂教后世之名言的说法。
以谓天下可无舜，不可无至公，舜可弃天下，不可刑其父，此为世立言之说也。
Mencius believed that the world could do without Yu Shun, but could not do without fairness. Yu Shun could abandon the world, but could not inflict punishment on his father—this is a saying designed as a famous teaching for posterity.