《左传·哀公·哀公二十七年》
君子谋划一件事，对开始、发展、结果都要考虑到，然后向上报告。
君子之谋也，始衷终皆举之，而后入焉。
Confucius remarks, "In planning a thing, the inferior man will think of the beginning, but he will not think of the end. The superior man, in planning a thing, will think of the end but he will not think of the beginning."