《南齐书·列传·卷五十二》
有人劝谏他说： 您一切的仪态品行都不持守，那么名誉爵位怎么能够上升? 
或谏曰： 卿都不持操，名器何由得升？ 
Someone advised him, "You do not try to keep any of your behaviors or morals under control, yet you hope to advance in official rank and prestige. How is that possible?".