《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
如果仅仅对于无关紧要的事情小心谨慎，只能说是廉节，不能叫作清白。 当时道周的回答不能让庄烈帝满意，庄烈帝几次驳斥他，道周又进言道： 只有孝悌的人才能治理国家，生养万物。
时道周所对不合指，帝屡驳，道周复进曰： 惟孝弟之人始能经纶天下，发育万物。
If one is only cautious and prudent, this can only be considered frugality, not purity. At that time Daozhou's answer could not satisfy Emperor Zhuanglie, Emperor Zhuanglie refuted him several times, and Daozhou advised: Only those who are filial and fraternal can govern a country and nurture all living beings.