《后汉书·列传·李固列传》
所以把杀人的屠刀摆在面前，人们不怕，赐爵授官，也起不到奖励的作用。
故陈资斧而人靡畏，班爵位而物无劝。
Thus, while a man might not recoil from the butcher's knife, he will not inspire himself to perform brave deeds for the sake of rank and title.