《旧五代史·后晋·列传二》
到高祖在太原称帝，石敬威当时在洛阳，知道祸患必及己身，召唤他的亲信说： 人有生就有死，这是常理。
及高祖建义于太原，敬威时在洛下，知祸必及，召所亲谓曰： 夫人生而有死，理之常也。
When his sovereign ascended to the throne in Taiyuan, Shi Jingwei was in Luoyang. Knowing that this disaster would certainly affect him, he called his advisers and said, "Man is born to die, it is reasonable.