《宋史·列传·卷一百七十》
淳祐元年欧阳守道被推举参加进士考试，在朝廷上奏对时，他说 ：国事的成功和失败在于宰相，人才的减少和增加在于台谏。
淳祐元年举进士，廷对，言： 国事成败在宰相，人才消长在台谏。
In the first year of the Chunyou period, Ouyang Shoudao was nominated to participate in the Jinshi examination. When he played against the emperor in the court, he said: The success and failure of the state affairs lies in the prime minister, and the decrease and increase of talents lies in the impeachment.