《资治通鉴·秦纪·秦纪三》
高阳人郦食其，家境贫寒，落魄飘零，做了个看管里门的小吏。刘邦部下中一名骑兵正好是郦食其的同乡，郦食其见到他时，对他说： 诸侯军将领路过高阳的有几十人，我打听得这些将领都器量狭小，好拘泥于繁文缛礼，自以为是，听不进气度豁达、抱负恢宏的言论。
高阳人郦食其，家贫落魄，为里监门，沛公麾下骑士适食其里中人，食其见，谓曰： 诸侯将过高阳者数十人，吾问其将皆握龊，好苛礼，自用，不能听大度之言。
Li Shiqi, a man from Gaoyang, was poor and down-and-out, working as a minor official guarding the gate. One of Liu Bang's cavalrymen happened to be from the same hometown as Li Shiqi. When Li Shiqi saw him, he said to him: There are dozens of princes' generals passing through Gaoyang, and I have heard that these generals are all petty and fond of trivial etiquette. , Self-righteous, don't listen to open-minded and ambitious remarks.