《宋书·列传·卷七十四》
沈攸之少年丧父，家境贫穷。元嘉二十七年，魏军侵略南方，宋文帝征集三吴的壮丁，沈攸之也被选入，到了京城，他拜访领军将军刘遵考，请求补任壮丁的队长，刘遵考对他说： 你相貌丑陋，做不了队长。 
攸之少孤贫，元嘉二十七年，索虏南寇，发三吴民丁，攸之亦被发。既至京都，诣领军将军刘遵考，求补白丁队主。遵考谓之曰： 君形陋，不堪队主。 
Shen Youzhi was orphaned at a young age, and his family was impoverished. In the 27th year of the Yuanjia reign, the Wei army invaded the south, and Emperor Wen of Song conscripted young men from Sanwu. Shen Youzhi was selected and went to the capital, where he called on General Liu Zunkou and asked to be given a military post. Liu Zunkou told him, “You are too arrogant to be a military officer.”