《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪六十二》
周墀大惊，说： 周赧王和汉献帝都是最后亡国的帝王，怎么比得上陛下的大圣大德。 
墀惊曰： 彼亡国之主，岂可比圣德！ 
Zhou Chi was taken aback. He said, "Kings Zhou Nan and Han Xian were the last emperors of their respective dynasties and thus witnessed their downfalls. How could you possibly be compared to their great virtue?"