《后汉书·列传·荀韩钟陈列传》
心怀大德，所以外物不能侵犯他；以仁相处，故不脱离人群；德行修成在身，教训传于天下，所以凶邪奸猾之徒，不能用他们的权势来侵夺，王公大人不能用他们的富贵来相骄傲。是以声教虽然在朝廷已经废弃了，清廉的风俗却在民间保存着。
据于德故物不犯，安于仁故不离群，行成乎身而道训天下，故凶邪不能以权夺，王公不能以贵骄，所以声教废于上，而风俗清乎下也。
He has a heart of great virtue, so external things cannot invade him; he gets along with others with benevolence, so he does not alienate himself from the crowd; his virtue is cultivated in himself and his teachings are passed on to the world, so the vicious and cunning people cannot use their power to encroach on him, and the princes and nobles cannot use their wealth and honour to make him proud. Therefore, although the voice of education has been abandoned in the imperial court, the honest customs have been preserved among the people.