《史记·七十列传·廉颇蔺相如列传》
秦王把璧交给他，蔺相如于是手持璧玉退后几步站定，身体靠在柱子上，怒发冲冠，对秦王说： 大王想得到宝璧，派人送信给赵王，赵王召集全体大臣商议，大家都说： 秦国贪得无厌，倚仗它的强大，想用空话得到宝璧，给我们的城邑恐怕是不能得到的。 
王授璧，相如因持璧卻立，倚柱，怒发上冲冠，谓秦王曰： 大王欲得璧，使人发书至赵王，赵王悉召群臣议，皆曰 秦贪，负其强，以空言求璧，偿城恐不可得 。
The King of Qin handed him the stone, and Lin Xiangru took a few steps back, holding the stone, and leaned against a pillar. His hair stood on end with anger, and he said to the King of Qin, "If Your Majesty wants to obtain this precious stone, you should send a letter to the King of Zhao. The King of Zhao will then summon all his ministers to discuss the matter, and they will all say, 'The State of Qin is insatiable in its greed and, relying on its great power, is trying to obtain the precious stone without giving us anything in return. I fear we will not be able to obtain any cities from them.'"