"親賢臣 遠小人 此先漢所以興隆也. 親小人 遠賢臣 此後漢所以傾頹也。先帝在時 每與臣論此事 未嘗不歎息痛恨於桓靈也。"
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Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang (181 – 234), courtesy name Kongming, was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
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