《宋史·列传·卷一百九十五》
其学自孟子后惟推崇王通。他曾说： 研究义理之精微，以辨析古今之同异于分秒尺寸之间，推心论礼，以积累为工，以涵养为正，憔悴面容，弯腰驼背，则于诸儒诚有愧疚。
其学自孟子后惟推王通，尝曰： 研穷义理之精微，辨析古今之同异，原心于秒忽，较礼于分寸，以积累为工，以涵养为正，睟面盎背，则于诸儒诚有愧焉。
After Mencius, he only admired Wang Tong. He once said: Researching subtle principles, distinguishing between the similarities and differences of ancient and modern times within moments and seconds. Promote the common good with one's heart, accumulating merit, studying morals as the right path, showing exhaustion and fatigue, leading to shame before other scholars.