《南史·列传·卷七十五》
江州刺史檀道济去看望他，他瘦弱不堪卧病在床已经多天了。道济对他说： 贤者处世，天下无道就隐居，有道就出来做事。
江州刺史檀道济往候之，偃卧瘠馁有日矣，道济谓曰： 夫贤者处世，天下无道则隐，有道则至。
Dan Daoji, the governor of Jiangzhou, visited him. He had been bedridden and emaciated for many days. Daoji said to him: The wise man in the world, when the world is out of order, he lives in seclusion; when the world is in order, he comes out to work.