《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十四》
我以为只要臣民未曾普遍感受到君上的恩泽，即使身处多层高台上也没有什么好处。只能够使臣下对自己的忠信志向产生疑虑，失去士民们寄托的期望，显示出怯弱的情形，挑动起相邻的敌方来犯的欲念，这怎么能辅佐天子，称霸诸侯呢！
愚以为苟恩未洽于人心，虽处层台，亦无所益，适足以疑群下忠信之志，失士民系托之望，示怯弱之形，启邻敌之谋，将何以佐天子、霸诸候乎！
I believe that unless all subjects have personally experienced the prince’s favor, staying on a tall terrace will have no advantage. It will only give rise to doubts about the subjects’ loyalty, disappoint the hopes of the people, display your weakness, and arouse the desire of neighboring enemies to invade. How can this help the emperor or establish a hegemony among the feudal princes?