《梁书·列传·卷三十七》
做官的衹署文牍不问政务，称为清贵；而恭谨勤恳不懈怠的人，却终身滞留在鄙俗的职位上。
望白署空，是称清贵；恪勤匪懈，终滞鄙俗。
Officials only sign documents and do not care about political affairs, which is called elegance; while people who are reverent, diligent and untiring are stuck at the vulgar positions for their whole lives.