《宋史·列传·卷一百四十五》
只有王刚中检查自己以作为大家的榜样，以礼待人，不设陷阱，驾驭官吏恩威并行，紧急檄文纷沓而至，王刚中也能从容裁决，且都切中时机。
惟刚中检身以法，示人以礼，不立崖堑，驭吏恩威并行，羽檄纷沓，从容裁决，皆中机会。
Only Wang Gangzhong examined himself as a role model for everyone, treated others with courtesy, did not set traps, and used both kindness and power to control his officials. Urgent appeals came one after another, and Wang Gangzhong was able to make decisions calmly, and all of them were timely.