《北史·列传·卷三十五》
后来，又任为中书监，他对别人说： 我已三次任中书监，还任命我干什么？ 
后领中书监，谓人云： 我已三为中书监，用此何为！ 
Later, he was appointed to be the imperial commissioner of the imperial secretariat once more, and he said to others: "I have been the imperial commissioner of the imperial secretariat three times. What is the point of making me this? 