《北史·列传·卷二十六》
裴侠说： 宇文泰被三军推崇，占据着险要的地方，正是所说的已经高高举起了刀枪，怎肯让别人去操纵他！虽然抚慰拉拢，恐怕也是俗话说的 手捧着蒺 呀。 王思政问： 该怎么办？ 
侠曰： 宇文泰为三军所推，居百二之地，所谓己操戈矛，宁肯授人以柄，虽欲抚之，恐是 据于蒺藜 也 。思政曰： 奈何？ 
Pei Xia said: "Yuwen Tai is admired by the Three Armies and has occupied a strategic location which is like the saying 'He is already holding a sharp sword in his hand, why would he allow others to manipulate him!' Even though you comfort and appease him, it would still be as the saying goes: 'Holding a clod of goosefoot in your hand.' Wang Sizheng asked: "What should be done?"