《南齐书·列传·卷二十二》
加上星相多见灾祸之象，虽然寿命有定数，又怎能不放在心上。现在我想成为一般闲人，请求解职，衹是措辞鄙陋，可能为人讥笑，因此一直不说，一切寄托于时运，现在却更加恩宠荣耀，增加我的衰颓。
视此根候，常恐命不胜恩；加以星纬屡见灾祥，虽修短有恒，能不耿介？比心欲从俗，启解今职，但厝辞为鄙，或贻物诮，所以息意缄嘿，一委时运，而可复加宠荣，增其颠坠？
Moreover, there are many signs of disaster in the stars. Although life and death are predetermined, can I help but be worried? Now that I desire to become a commoner and request to resign, I have not been able to find the appropriate phraseology. I fear people will laugh at me, so I have kept silent and waited to see how fate unfolded. Unexpectedly, I have been further honored, which has added to my decrepitude.