《汉书·传·扬雄传下》
客人嘲笑扬子道： 我听说上世的士人，他们立身处世的准则是，不出生则已，出生于世便向上尊崇国君，在下荣显父母，分别人的圭，受别人的爵，拥有别人的符节，分得别人的俸禄，身配青紫绶带，乘朱丹之车。
客嘲扬子曰： 吾闻上世之士，人纲人纪，不生则已，生则上尊人君，下荣父母。析人之圭，儋人之爵，怀人之符，分人之禄，纡青拖紫，朱丹其毂。
The visitors mocked Yang Zi Dao, saying: I have heard that the scholars in the previous generation, their standard for establishing themselves in the world was, if not born, then do not live, if born into the world then respect the Sovereign above, below honor your parents, receive people's jade, receive people's爵, have people's tallies, receive people's stipends, wear green and purple sashes, ride in scarlet carriages.