《六韬·文韬·国务》
太公回答说： 要对百姓有利，不要对他们施加伤害；安抚成全百姓的家业，不要加以毁败。使百姓能够生存下来而不被无缘无故的杀害，给予百姓实惠而不掠夺侵占他们的利益，使百姓安乐而不要让他们蒙受痛苦，让百姓高高兴兴而不要激起他们愤怒。 
太公曰： 利而勿害，成而不败，生而勿杀，与而勿夺，乐而勿苦，喜而勿怒。 
Taigong replied: To benefit the people, not to harm them; to pacify and fulfill the people's homes, not to destroy them. To enable the people to survive without being killed for no reason, to give the people benefits without plundering and occupying their interests, to make the people happy without suffering, and to make the people happy without provoking their anger.