《元史·列传·卷三十》
长大后改变原来好武的志愿，转而读书习文，一目五行，语言文雅，无陈词滥调，其文思常出人意外。
稍长，折节读书，目五行下。吐辞为文，不蹈袭故常，其旨皆出人意表。
When he grew up, he changed his original ambition to be a military man and instead began reading and learning literature. He could read five columns at one glance, was eloquent and refined in speech, and used no hackneyed phrases. His literary ideas were always surprising.