《列子·说符》
列子笑着对她说： 国相并非自己了解我，而是听信了别人的话来赠送粮食给我，等到他要加罪于我，又会凭着别人的话语，这就是我不接受粮食的缘由啊。 
子列子笑谓之曰： 君非自知我也。以人之言而遗我粟，至其罪我也，又且以人之言，此吾所以不受也。 
Liezi smiled at her and said, "The prime minister did not understand me himself, but he listened to what others said and gave me the grain. When he wants to accuse me of a crime, he will again rely on the words of others. This is why I did not accept the gift of grain.