《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪二十》
石显等人说： 人，谁不看重性命，而萧望之被指控的，不过语言上的轻罪，必定不会有任何意外。 
显等曰： 人命至重，望之所坐，语言薄罪，必无所忧。 
Shi Xian et al. said: Who doesn't care about life? What Xiao Wangzhi is accused of is just a minor crime of language, and there will definitely be no accidents.