《论衡·卷三十·自纪篇》
贤圣能衡量读者对象的才能大小，所以能写出适合他们程度的、深浅不同的文章。王充憎恨俗人的性情，因而写了《讥俗节义》；又忧虑君王治理国家，只是想统治老百姓，而没有合适的治理方法，不知道该做些什么，尽管愁思苦想，但是看不出应该走的道路，为此写了《政务》这本书。
充既疾俗情，作《讥俗》之书；又闵人君之政，徒欲治人，不得其宜，不晓其务，愁精苦思，不睹所趋，故作《政务》之书。
The sages are able to evaluate the talents of their readers, so they can write different articles that are suitable for their different levels. Wang Chong hated the common people's temperament, so he wrote "Satirical Customs and Righteousness"; he also worried that the monarch's governance of the country was just to rule the people, and there was no appropriate method of governance. He did not know what to do, and despite his worries and thoughts, he could not see the path that should be taken, so he wrote the book "Government Affairs".