《史记·十二本纪·吕太后本纪》
太后说： 凡是能统治天下万民的人，要像天一样覆盖一切，像地一样容纳万物，皇帝怀有欢爱的心情来抚慰百姓，百姓快乐地事奉皇帝，上下感情欣然交融，天下就能大治。
太后曰： 凡有天下治为万民命者，盖之如天，容之如地，上有欢心以安百姓，百姓欣然以事其上，欢欣交通而天下治。
The Empress Dowager said: All who can rule the myriad people of the world must be like Heaven, covering everything, like Earth, containing all things; the emperor cherishes a loving heart to comfort the people, and the people happily serve the emperor, the feelings of the superiors and the inferiors are happily intertwined, and the world can be greatly governed.