《汉书·传·酷吏传》
他扬言道： 做官到不了二千石，经商到不了千万，有何面目立足人间！ 
称曰： 仕不至二千石，贾不至千万，安可比人乎！ 
He declared loudly, “If I can't achieve the position of a prefect or become a millionaire by doing business, how can I face the world?”