《汉书·传·王贡两龚鲍传》
京城中的人们都称赞他的行为。薛方曾任郡掾祭酒，朝廷曾征召他，他不应召，王莽执政时用安车迎接他，薛方通过使者婉言推辞说： 唐尧、虞舜在上为君时，下有巢父、许由等人隐于民间，现在明主正振兴唐、虞之德，小臣想效法许由等人，以守箕山之节。 
薛方尝为郡掾祭酒，尝征不至，及莽以安车迎方，方因使者辞谢曰： 尧、舜在上，下有巢由，今明主方隆唐、虞之德，小臣欲守箕山之节也。 
The people in the capital praised his behavior. Xue Fang once served as the county official and sacrificial wine, and the court once summoned him, but he did not respond. When Wang Mang was in power, he greeted him with a carriage, and Xue Fang politely declined through an envoy, saying, "When Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun were monarchs, there were people such as Cao Fu and Xu You who lived in seclusion among the people. Now that the enlightened monarch is reviving the virtues of Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun, this humble minister wants to follow the example of Xu You and stick to the principles of箕山."