《明史·列传·卷一百四十三》
宗周当时在丹阳一天到晚正襟危坐，不曾懒散过。先后过来的刺客都不敢下手就离去了。
宗周时在丹阳，终日危坐，未尝有惰容，客前后至者，不敢加害而去。
Zongzhou stayed in Danyang at the time, sitting upright all day, never wasting a moment. The assassins who came one after another did not dare to strike and left.