《宋史·本纪·卷十二》
国家不是没有弊端，然而不足以牵累治世的国体；朝廷不是没有小人，然而远不足以压倒善良忠厚之人的正气。
国未尝无弊幸，而不足以累治世之体；朝未尝无小人，而不足以胜善类之气。
The country was not without its drawbacks, but it was not enough to implicate the system of governance; the imperial court was not without villains, but it was far from enough to overwhelm the righteousness of the kind and honest people.