《尉缭子·治本》
现在人民穿的是粗布短衫，而且。还遮不住身体，吃的是粗劣食品，而且还填不饱肚子，这是没有把国家治理好的表现。
今短褐不蔽形，糟糠不充腹，失其治也。
Nowadays, people wear coarse linen shirts and short coats, and they do not even cover their bodies. They eat coarse food, and they are not even full. This is a sign that the country is not well governed.