《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十二》
尊贵的身份如果不是逐步达到，就会突然地丧失；爵位如果不是通过正道获得，祸殃必定迅速来临。
夫致贵无渐，失必暴；受爵非道，殃必疾。
If a respected position was not gradually attained, it would be lost suddenly; if a noble rank was not acquired through a righteous path, misfortune would definitely come quickly.