《韩非子·难三》
文士是否被任用不在于和君主离得远近，而俳优侏儒本来就是和君主一起娱乐的人，那么近优人远文士而治理国家，并不构成困难。
士之用不在近远，而优俳侏儒固人主之所与燕也，则近优而远士而以为治，非其难者也。
Whether scholars are in office or not is not a matter of distance from the monarch; buffoons and dwarfs are people who entertain the monarch, so drawing near flatterers and distancing scholars as a way to govern the country is not creating difficulties.