《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三十六》
李泌回答说： 我与陛下相遇太早，陛下任用我太重，宠爱我太深，我的功劳太高，事迹太奇，这就是我不能够留在朝中的原因。 
对曰： 臣遇陛下太早，陛下任臣太重，宠臣太深，臣功太高，迹太奇，此其所以不可留也。 
Li Bi replied: I met Your Majesty too early, Your Majesty’s trust in me was too important, your favor and doting on me was too much, my achievements were too high, and my actions and deeds too strange, these are the reasons why I can’t stay in court.