《南齐书·列传·卷二十三》
二臣都怀有王佐之才，受到这样的待遇也不是什么偏爱，而两位君主专权威武，未免不够宽裕，怎么能够和平常之人，到宽弘大量的对待，同日而语呢？
二臣才堪王佐，理非曲私，两主专仗威武，有伤宽裕，岂与庸流之人，凭含弘之泽者同年而语哉？
Both these ministers had the ability to be king-makers, and the reception they received was no more than what they deserved. But both the sovereigns whom they served were lacking in magnanimity and, failing to treat them with due courtesy, have deprived them of the treatment accorded to ordinary men. 