《论衡·卷十·非韩篇》
本性廉洁，就会极其节俭，过分贪婪就会无止境奢侈。无止境奢侈，那么他想要的连君位也在其中。
廉则约省无极，贪则奢泰不止；奢泰不止，则其所欲不避其主。
He whose nature is pure will be extremely frugal; he who is excessively covetous will be extravagantly luxurious to the utmost degree. Being extravagantly luxurious to the utmost degree, he will aspire even to a sovereign's position.