《战国策·楚四·汗明见春申君》
如今我这个不成器的人，困在基层的行政机构，住在穷巷的土屋里，埋没在鄙风陋习之中已经很长时间了，您难道无意洗刷我的污浊提拔我，让我为您在太行之坂高声长鸣吗？ 
今仆之不肖，陋于州部，堀穴穷巷，沈污鄙俗之日久矣，君独无意湔拔仆也，使得为君高鸣屈于梁乎? 
Now I, this worthless person, have been stuck in this low-level administrative organization, living in a dirt house in a poor alley, buried in vulgar customs and bad habits for a long time now, do you not intend to wash away my filth and promote me, to let me neigh loudly for you on the slopes of Mount Taihang? 