《国语·越语·范蠡进谏勾践持盈定倾》
回答说： 要保持国家强盛就应顺从天道，要使国家转危为安就应顺从人道，要妥善地处理国家政事就应顺从地道。
对曰： 持盈者与天，定倾者与人，节事者与地。
The answer was: In order to keep a nation strong, one should follow the way of heaven. In order to turn a nation's peril into safety, one should follow the way of humanity. In order to handle a nation's affairs properly, one should follow the way of the earth.