《魏书·列传·卷七十九》
后来王显请求回到本州任职，世宗曾经应允过他，但过了多年都没有授任，因此王显的声名就在远近都得到传颂。
乞临本州，世宗曾许之，积年未授，因是声问传于远近。
Later, Wang Xian requested to return to his post in his native prefecture, and Emperor Xiaowu had promised to allow it, but after many years had passed without any appointment being issued, Wang Xian's fame spread far and wide. 