《孔子家语·儒行解》
孔子在卫国的时候，冉求对季孙氏说： 国家有圣人却不任用，这样想治理好国家，就像倒着走而想追赶前面的人，是不可能达到的。
孔子在卫，冉求言于季孙曰： 国有圣人而不能用，欲以求治，是犹却步而欲求及前人，不可得已。
Confucius was in Wei, Ran Qiu said to Ji Sun: A state has a saint but doesn't employ him, to think about governing well the state is to think about walking backwards to catch up with people ahead, it is impossible.