"The 'teacher' was the patron who developed people's talents and secured promotion, and his 'pupils' were expected to feel a debt of gratitude and to do their best to repay it," says Po Yang. "Esteem for the teacher and his doctrines did not necessarily mean respect for knowledge. It could mean respect for someone's official rank."
「『老師』是栽培提拔的人，『門生』當知感恩圖報」，柏楊指出，「尊師重道不一定是尊重知識，可能是尊重『官位』。」