《梁书·列传·卷五十》
谢征从小聪慧，邀荡认为他才能优异，常常对自己的亲属说： 这个孩子不是平常之辈，令人担忧的是他的寿命；假若上天给他年寿，我就没有遗憾了。 
征幼聪慧，璟异之，常谓亲从曰： 此儿非常器，所忧者寿；若天假其年，吾无恨矣。 
Xie Zheng was intelligent from a young age, and Yao Dang believed that he was very talented. He often told his relatives, "This child is not an ordinary person, and what worries me is his longevity. If God gives him a long life, I will have no regrets."