《南史·列传·卷四十二》
萧子显曾经写过一篇《自序》，其中大略说： 我是邵陵王友，回到了京城，远想从前的可比之人，就是楚国的唐、宋，梁国的严、邹。
子显尝爲自序，其略云： 余爲邵陵王友，忝还京师，远思前比，即楚之唐、宋，梁之严、邹。
Xiao Zixian once wrote an "Autobiography", which roughly said, "I am a friend of King Shaoling. After returning to the capital, I think of the people who can be compared to the past. They are Tang and Song of the State of Chu and Yan and Zou of the State of Liang.