《汉书·传·窦田灌韩传》
圣人应当以天下为重，宽宏大度，而不因自己的个人私怒而有害天下的事情。因此高皇帝就派遣刘敬奉黄金千斤，用来和匈奴和亲，到现在历更五帝都从中得到好处。
夫圣人以天下为度者也，不以己私怒伤天下之功，故乃遣刘敬奉金千斤，以结和亲，至今为五世利。
As a sage, one should care for the world and be broad-minded, without doing things that would harm the world for one’s own pleasure. So High Emperor Han sent Liu Jing to offer 1000 pounds of gold to seek peace with the Huns, which benefited all five emperors afterwards.