《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪四十》
有时马十分恼怒，身边的人吓得胆战心惊，段秀实说： 如果我犯了应该杀头的罪，你何必大发雷霆！
璘有时怒甚，左右战栗，秀实曰： 秀实罪若可杀，何以怒为！
Sometimes Ma would be very angry and the people around him were scared out of their wits, but Duan Xiushi would say, "If I have committed a crime that deserves death, why are you flying into such a rage!"