《北史·列传·卷四十八》
他从小跟着老师读书，曾放下书本感叹说 ：男儿应当提着宝剑，骑着马纵横疆场，以博取公侯的封爵，怎么能去当文学博士呢？ 
贵少从师受学，尝辍书叹曰： 男兒当提剑汗马以取公侯，何能为博士也！ 
He studied with a teacher from a young age. He once put down his book and sighed: A man should carry a sword, ride a horse and roam the battlefield, in order to win the title of a duke. How can he be a doctor of literature? 