《国语·鲁语·臧文仲如齐告籴》
文仲说： 贤明的人应该争当危难而谦让平易的事务，当官者应该敢于任事而不逃避危难，在高位者应该体恤百姓的忧患，这样国家才能安定。
文仲曰： 贤者急病而让夷，居官者当事不避难，在位者恤民之患，是以国家无违。
Wenzhong said, "An able person should be willing to take dangerous tasks and humble himself to do easy tasks. An official should dare to take responsibilities and not avoid dangers. A person of high rank should care for the people's distress, so that the state can be stable.