《三国志·吴书·诸葛滕二孙濮阳传》
从前汉宣帝登基，霍光尊贵显赫，褒扬贤德、奖赏功绩，这是贯通古今的道理。
昔汉孝宣践阼，霍光尊显，褒德赏功，古今之通义也。
In the former Han dynasty, when Xuandi came to the throne, Huo Guang, who was then in a position of great dignity and influence, exalted virtue and rewarded merit; and this principle has been current from ancient times to the present.