《新唐书·列传·卷四十三》
韩思复很小时就死了父亲。长到十岁时，他母亲对他说了父亲死的情况，他听了伤心悲痛几乎昏厥。所以他的祖父非常喜爱他，曾经说： 这孩子将来一定会光宗耀祖的。 
思复少孤，年十岁，母为语父亡状，感咽几绝，故伦特爱之，尝曰： 此儿必大吾宗。 
Han Sifang lost his father when he was young. When he reached ten years of age, his mother told him of how his father passed away. After hearing this, he was so saddened and grieved that he almost fainted. Therefore, his grandfather liked him very much and once said, "This child will definitely bring honour to the family in the future." 