《太平广记·卷二百一十八·医一》
所以读书人无忧畏，仁义就不存在；种田的人无忧畏，粮食就不能增产；做工的人无忧畏，就没有可以遵循的标准和法则；做买卖的人无忧畏，经营就不能盈利；当儿子的无忧畏，孝敬父母亲就不至诚；做父亲的无忧畏，慈爱就不执著；为人臣子的无忧畏，就不能建功立勋；身为君王的无忧畏，国家就不会安定，因此养性的人，失掉了忧畏就心思紊乱没有条理，行为焦燥，难以自持，神散气越，意迷志摇。
故士无忧畏则仁义不立，农无忧畏则稼穑不滋，工无忧畏则规矩不设，商无忧畏则货殖不盈，子无忧畏则孝敬不笃，父无忧畏则慈爱不著，臣无忧畏则勋庸不建，君无忧畏则社稷不安。故养性者，失其忧畏则心乱而不理，形躁而不宁，神散而气越，志荡而意昏。
So if the scholar is not full of anxiety and fear, benevolence and righteousness will not exist; if the farmer is not full of anxiety and fear, there will be no increase in the harvest; if the artisan is not full of anxiety and fear, there will be no standard or method to follow in doing work; if the merchant is not full of anxiety and fear, commerce will not be profitable; if the son is not full of anxiety and fear, filial piety towards the parents will not be sincere; if the father is not full of anxiety and fear, his compassionate love will not be reliable; if the subject is not full of anxiety and fear, he/she will be unable to establish merit and achieve success; if the ruler is not full of anxiety and fear, the country will not be well governed. Therefore, if a person who cultivates his/her nature loses anxiety and fear, his/her thoughts will be confused and disorganized, his/her actions will be hasty and impulsive, and he/she will be incapable of self-control; his/her spirit will become scattered and his/her energies dissipated, and his/her intentions will become confused and his/her resolve will waver.