《元史·列传·卷五十九》
文原内严厉而外宽恕，家贫而为官廉洁。早年客居京师时，有一书生病重，从袋中取出一金，嘱托文原将此金交给他家属。
至元钞法滞涩不能行，诏遣尚书刘宣与孟頫驰驿至江南，问行省丞相慢令之罪，凡左右司官及诸路官，则径笞之。
Wen Yuan was strict on the inside but forgiving on the outside, poor at home but honest as an official. When he temporarily lived in the capital in his early years, a student became seriously ill. He took out a gold from his bag and asked Wen Yuan to deliver it to his family.