《智囊(选录)·明智部·曹操》
曹操听了，笑着说： 太监古今各朝各代都有，只是国君不应过于宠幸，赋予太多权力，使他们跋扈到这种地步。
曹操闻而笑之，曰： 阉竖之官，古今宜有，但世主不当假之以权宠，使至于此。
When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed and said: There have been eunuchs in every dynasty and generation, but the emperor should only not favor them excessively, or give them too much power, so that they become so overbearing.