《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十》
后来，他补任义兴太守，但也还是感到怀才不遇而闷闷不乐，他叹息着说： 我的父亲曾是九州的盟主，而他的儿子却只不过是五湖的小头目！ 
后出补义兴太守，郁郁不得志，叹曰： 父为九州伯，儿为五湖长！ 
Later, he was appointed as the prefect of Yixing, but he still felt that he was not suitable for the job and was unhappy. He sighed: "My father was the leader of the nine states, but his son was just a small leader of the five lakes!"