《新五代史·列传·死节传第二十》
王彦章是个武臣，设有读遇书，常用俗语对人说： 豹死留皮，人死留名 他对于忠义，大概是出白天性。
彦章武人不知书，常为俚语谓人曰： 豹死留皮，人死留名。 其于忠义，盖天性也。
Wang Yan Zhang was a military official, lacking scholarly books, but often said to people in vernacular: "Leopards leave their fur when they die, and men leave their names after death." His loyalty and righteousness were likely natural instincts. 