《宋书·列传·卷七十五》
王僧达多次猖狂犯上，孝武帝认为他终究不会改变，便利用高的事报复他，下了一道诏书说： 王僧达凭借祖宗余萌，很早便当了大官，轻狂阴险，品行不端，被世人广泛地谈论。
僧达屡经狂逆，上以其终无悛心，因高阇事陷之，下诏曰： 王僧达余庆所钟，早登荣观，轻险无行，暴于世谈。
Wang Sengda had committed treasonous crimes repeatedly and shamelessly. Xiao Wudi thought that he would never mend his ways and decided to make use of Gao’s report to avenge him. He thus issued an imperial edict, which stated: Wang Sengda, relying on his ancestors' reputation, took up an official post at a young age. He was conceited, sinister, and unruly, and people everywhere talked about him.