《管子·明法解》
英明君主，虽对自己心爱的人，无功也不赏；虽对自己憎恶的人，无罪也不罚。
明主虽心之所爱而无功者不赏也，虽心之所憎而无罪者弗罚也。
A wise monarch will not reward those he loves if they have no merit, nor will he punish those he hates if they have committed no crime.