“As leis inglesas punem as faltas; as leis chinesas fazem mais do que isso: recompensam os méritos.”
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue !
The citizen of the world, Volumes 1-2 - Página 65 http://books.google.com.br/books?id=A_0kAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA65, Oliver Goldsmith - J. and R. Childs, 1820