《明史·列传·卷一百零七》
赵志皋很愤怒，称： 同是内阁大臣，往日有权有势，则争相趋附他以图晋升官职。
志皋愤言： 同一阁臣也，往日势重而权有所归，则相率附之以媒进。
Zhao Zigao was very angry and said, "We are all ministers of the cabinet. In the past, when we had power and influence, we competed to fawn on him in order to advance our careers."