《淮南子·泰族训》
河水发源于山中而流入大海，庄稼生于田野而储藏在仓库，圣人看见事物的产生便知道了它们的归宿了。
夫水出于山而入于海，稼生于田而藏于仓，圣人见其所生，则知其所归矣。
Originating from the mountains and flowing into the sea, crops grow in the fields and are stored in warehouses; a sage sees the birth of things and knows their end.