《新五代史·列传·杂传第三十》
只有君子遭受意外的祸未必就不是福；小人寻求超越本分的福，未尝就不会碰上祸，这是自然而然的道理当初，趟击靠先见之明，和梁太祖深交，到他的子孙后代都享受梁的利禄，自以为深知所托，哪里知道他的家族最终和梁一同灭亡呢？
惟君子之罹非祸者，未必不为福；小人求非福者，未尝不及祸，此自然之理也。始，犨自以先见之明，深结梁太祖，及其子孙皆享其禄利，自谓知所托矣，安知其族卒与梁俱灭也？
Only for a gentleman, an unexpected misfortune is not necessarily not fortune; a villain who seeks undeserved fortune inevitably encounters misfortune. This is a natural principle. In the beginning, Tang Jie relied on his foresight to make friends with Emperor Taizu of Liang. His descendants enjoyed the benefits of the Liang family and thought that they had found a good backer. However, who could have known that their family would eventually perish with the Liang family?