《史记·七十列传·孟子荀卿列传》
从前周武王用仁义讨伐殷纣王从而称王天下，伯夷宁肯饿死不吃周朝的粮食；卫灵公问作战方阵，孔子却不予回答；梁惠王想要攻打赵国，孟轲却称颂太王离开邠地的事迹。
故武王以仁义伐纣而王，伯夷饿不食周粟；卫灵公问陈，而孔子不答；梁惠王谋欲攻赵，孟轲称大王去邠。
In the past, King Wu of Zhou used benevolence and justice to conquer King Zhou of Yin and thus became the king of the world. Boyi would rather starve to death than eat the food of the Zhou Dynasty; Duke Ling of Wei asked about the battle formation, but Confucius did not answer; King Hui of Liang wanted to attack the state of Zhao, but Meng Ke praised King Ta's leaving of Bin.