《淮南子·主术训》
而民众一旦知道明白这赏罚的由来一一均取决于自身表现，也就会努力工作，建功立业而不指望君主个人会恩赐什么。
民知诛赏之来，皆在于身也，故务功修业，不受赣于君。
Once people understand the reasoning behind rewards and punishments – that they are entirely dependent on their own behavior – they will strive to work hard and achieve merits, without expecting the monarch to bestow anything on them personally.