《三国志·吴书·吴主五子传》
孙登将被册立为太子，他推辞说： 根本确立，原则才能产生，要立太子，应先册立皇后。 
登将拜太子，辞曰： 本立而道生，欲立太子，宜先立后。 
When Sun Deng was going to be appointed as the crown prince, he excused himself, saying: “Only after the fundamental is established, can the principle be produced; to appoint a crown prince, one should first appoint a queen.”