《南齐书·列传·卷二十六》
敬则说： 我如果会写字，不过做一个尚书都令史罢了，哪裹有今天? 
敬则曰： 臣若知书，不过作尚书书都令史耳，那得今日？ 
Jingze said: If I could write, I would have been no more than a minor official in the Ministry of Justice, then how could I be enjoying the position I am in today?