《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪九》
过了几日，与大臣议论 齐文宣帝是怎么样一个人？ ，答道： 齐文宣帝狷狂暴躁，然而人与他争论时，遇到理屈词穷时能够听从对方的意见。
他日，与侍臣论 齐文宣帝何如人？ 魏征对曰： 文宣狂暴，然人与之争，事理屈则从之。
A few days later, he discussed with his ministers about what Qi Wenxuandi was like, and replied: Qi Wenxuandi was arrogant and irritable, but when people argued with him and he ran out of words to reason with, he could listen to other people's opinions.