《后汉书·列传·王充王符仲长统列传》
看看他们的履历，个个品德像颜回、冉有，详细考察其才能，很少达到中等人才的标准，都是只务升官、互相推举。
览察其状，则德侔颜、冉，详核厥能，则鲜及中人，皆总务升官，自相推达。
Looking at their employment histories, they are all morally upstanding like Yan Hui and Ran You, but when detailed inspections are made of their real abilities, few meet the standard of being second-rate officials. They are all just concerned with climbing the career ladder and recommending each other.