《韩非子·功名》
所以说，治理得最好的国家，君主如同鼓槌，臣子如同鼓，技能如同车，事情如同马。
故曰，至治之国，君若桴，臣若鼓，技若车，事若马。
Therefore, it is said that the best governed country is one in which the monarch is like a drumstick, the courtiers are like drums, the skills are like chariots, and the affairs are like horses.