《太平广记·卷三百九十九·水（井》
李德裕点头说道： 只要做人，没有无嗜好和私欲的，至于烧汞这是我不会的，况且酒色等三惑及赌博下棋之事，弟子我并没有沾染。
德裕颔颐之曰： 大凡为人，未有无嗜欲者。至于烧汞，亦是所短。况三惑博藆弋奕之事，弟子悉无所染。
Li Deyu nodded and said:"If one is human, one must have some passions and desires. As for refining mercury, this I cannot do. Moreover, I, your disciple, have not engaged in drinking, sex and other weaknesses nor in gambling or chess playing."