As one of the famous adages of Chu Po-lu, a famous philosopher of Ming dynasty, reads: "We must avoid lawsuits in our daily dealings, because they will inevitably lead to misfortune."
對一向講究和平與恕道的中國人來說，對簿公堂是一件大家都希望能避免的事，除非萬不得已，中國人總是希望能以和平、合理的方式來解決人與人之間的各種問題。朱柏廬治家格言上就這樣勸戒後人：「居家戒爭訟，訟則終凶」。