《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪三》
马仙作为将帅，能同士卒们同甘共苦，穿的衣服都是布帛制成，住的地方没有帏幕衾屏，饮食与仆人、马等最低下者同样。
马仙琕为将，能与士卒同劳逸，所衣不过布帛，所居无帏幕衾屏，饮食与厮养最下者同。
As a general, Ma Xian lived frugally alongside his soldiery. He dressed in silk and lived in a tent without a bed canopy or blinds. His food and drink was the same as the menial servants and animals.