《北史·列传·卷六十》
文帝把皇后的话告诉高颎，高颎流泪辞谢道： 臣如今已经老了，退朝后只是斋居读佛经而已。
帝以后言告颎，颎流涕谢曰： 臣今已老，退朝唯斋居读佛经而已。
Emperor Wen told Gao Jiong of the empress's words, and Gao Jiong shed tears and declined, saying, "This minister is already old, and after retiring from the court, I only live in seclusion and read Buddhist scriptures.