《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪二》
陈宝应曾经让人为他读《汉书》，自己躺着听，当听到蒯通游说韩信时说的话 看你后背的形状，骨相极贵，几乎不便说出 之时，突然坐起来，感叹说： 真可称为智士了！ 
宝应尝使人读《汉书》，卧而听之，至蒯通说韩信曰： 相君之背，贵不可言。 蹶然起坐，曰： 可谓智士！ 
Chen Baoying once asked someone to read "Hanshu" to him, while he himself listened while lying down. When he heard the part where Kuai Tong persuaded Han Xin, he suddenly sat up and exclaimed: "This can truly be called a wise man!"