《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪十七》
然而，霍光不学无术，不明大理，隐瞒妻子的邪恶逆谋，立自己的女儿为皇后，沉溺于过多的欲望，使覆亡的灾祸加剧，身死才三年，宗族就遭诛灭，实在令人悲哀！
然光不学亡术，闇于大理；阴妻邪谋，立女为后，湛溺盈溢之欲，以增颠覆之祸，死财三年，宗族诛夷，哀哉！
But Huo Guang ignored education and did not cultivate his moral principles. He concealed the evil and treacherous plots of his wife, helped his daughter ascend to the throne as empress, and indulged in wanton pleasures. He thus hastened the destruction of his family. He died and within three years, the rest of his clan was exterminated. What a tragedy!