《列子·杨朱》
孔子懂得帝王治国的方法，接受当时各国国君的邀请，在宋国时曾休息过的大树被人砍伐，在卫国时一度做官却又被冷落，在商周时被拘留监禁，在陈国与蔡国之间被包围绝粮，又被季氏轻视，被阳虎侮辱，忧愁地一直到死。这是有道贤人中惊惧慌张的人。
孔子明帝王之道，应时君之聘，伐树于宋，削迹于卫，穷于商周，围于陈、蔡，受屈于季氏，见辱于阳虎，戚戚然以至于死：此天民之遑遽者也。
Confucius understood the methods of the sovereign in governing the state, he accepted the invitations from the states, when he was in the State of Song, the big tree he rested under was cut, when he was in the State of Wei, he was once an official but was neglected, when he was in Shangzhou, he was detained and imprisoned, he was surrounded between the State of Chen and the State of Cai and had nothing to eat, and he was slighted by the Ji family, humiliated by Yang Hu, and was worried until he died. This is the panic-stricken and terrified person among virtuous gentlemen.