《三国志·吴书·诸葛滕二孙濮阳传》
今天诸葛恪我无充数大臣的才能，而受大吴国像萧何、霍光一样的重任，智慧同于一般人，思虑并不深远，如果不在当前及时为国家开疆拓土，瞬息以至老年，而仇敌那时更为强大，到时刎颈自杀以谢罪责，也对事情无所补益了。
今恪无具臣之才，而受大吴萧、霍之任，智与众同思不经远，若不及今日为国斥境，俯仰年老，而仇敌更强。欲刎颈谢责，宁有补邪？
Today Zhuge Ke, I do not have the abilities of a mere official, yet I have received from the Great State of Wu responsibilities such as those of Xiao He and Huo Guang. My wisdom is that of an ordinary person, my thinking is not particularly profound; if I do not immediately expand our territory for the country, and in the blink of an eye grow old, while our enemies have grown even stronger, then regretfully cutting my throat to atone for my guilt will not be of any help to the situation.