《孟子·离娄章句上·第九节》
孟子说： 夏桀、商纣之所以失去天下，是因为失去了百姓的拥护；他们之所以失去百姓，是因为失去了民心。
孟子曰： 桀纣之失天下者，失其民也；失其民者，失其心也。
Mencius said: Xia Jie and Shang Zhou lost the world because they lost the support of the people; they lost the people because they lost the hearts of the people.