《容斋随笔·卷十五·范晔作史》
班固的名望最高，全是随意写的，毫无体例，不值得评判其优劣，只是他著述的志向可嘉罢了。
班氏最有高名，既任情无例，不可甲乙，唯志可推耳。
Ban Gu's reputation is the highest, all of which are written at will, without any style, not worth judging their advantages and disadvantages, but only his ambition in writing is commendable.