《宋史·列传·卷六十九》
李迪愤怒地对同僚们说 ：我是从布衣出身而官至宰相的，只要能报答国家，即使一死也毫无遗憾，又怎么能依附权贵奸佞来考虑自己的安乐呢？ 从此与丁谓不和。
迪愤然语同列曰： 迪起布衣至宰相，有以报国，死犹不恨，安能附权幸为自安计邪！ 自此不协。
Li Di angrily said to his colleagues: I was promoted to the position of Prime Minister from being a commoner, as long as I can repay the state, even if I die, I will have no regrets, how could I rely on the powerful and treacherous to consider my own well-being? From then on, he was at odds with Ding Wei.