《元史·列传·卷七十》
升迁为国子博士后，因亲丧归家，期满又起用为国子监丞，授予监察御史。当时要再用 至元 为纪元年号，好文说： 年号承袭没听说过，只沿袭名声而不求实际，未见得有好处。 
好文曰： 怙势杀人，甚于用刃，况因有所求而杀之，其情为尤重。 
Later, he served as the inspector of Henan, Zhedong Province and the Investigation Bureau. In the sixth year of Zhiyuan, he was summoned to take charge of the affairs of the Tai Chang Ritual Institute.