《资治通鉴·齐纪·齐纪八》
孝文帝能亲近贤士，选用才能，从善如流，精勤庶务，朝夕不倦，常常说： 一国之主患在不能用心公平，以诚待人，如果能做到这两点的话，即使是胡、越之人也可以使他们成为兄弟。 
亲任贤能，从善如流，精勤庶务，朝夕不倦。常曰： 人主患不能处心公平，推诚于物。能是二者，则胡、越之人皆可使如兄弟矣。 
Emperor Xiaowen was close to worthy scholars, employing those with talent, absorbing the good as it came, attending diligently to the needs of the people and never tiring of it, whether it was day or night, regularly saying: The problem for the leader of a nation is not being able to use your heart fairly, to treat people with sincerity, if you can do those two things, even people from Hu and Yue can be treated like brothers.