《太平广记·卷六十五·女仙十》
赵旭说： 我只不过是蜉蝣之质，借刻漏之时而喘息，没料到高真之仙俯垂下界救度我，哪敢妄自兴起世俗的情怀？ 
旭曰： 蜉蝣之质，假息刻漏，不意高真俯垂济度，岂敢妄兴俗怀？ 
Zhao Xu said: I am just a mortal, and my life is like a drop in the ocean. I did not expect an immortal to come down to earth to save me. How can I dare to have worldly feelings?