《庄子·外篇·在宥》
我不知道那所谓的圣智不是脚镣手铐上用作连接左右两部分的插木，我也不明白那所谓的仁义不是枷锁上用作加固的孔穴和木拴，又怎么知道曾参和史䲡之流不是夏桀和盗跖的先导！所以说， 断绝圣人，抛弃智慧，天下就会得到治理而太平无事 。 
吾未知圣知之不为桁杨椄槢也，仁义之不为桎梏凿枘也，焉知曾、史之不为桀、跖嚆矢也！故曰：绝圣弃知，而天下大治。
I do not know that the so-called saints and sages are not the pins used on the shackles to connect the left and right parts, and I do not know that the so-called benevolence and righteousness are not the holes and the bolts used to strengthen the shackles, so how can I know that Zengshen and Shiqiu are not the forerunners of Xia Jie and Daoi! Therefore, let us cut off the saints and abandon wisdom, then the world will be governed in peace.