《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪四》
刘渊轻视钱财，喜好施舍，倾心与人交际，匈奴五部的豪杰之士以及幽州、冀州的名儒，都去投奔、归附他。
渊轻财好施，倾心接物，五部豪杰、幽冀名儒多往归之。
Liu Yuan despised money and liked giving charity, and he went to great lengths to build relationships with other people. As a result, the great warriors of the five tribes of the Huns and the scholars and gentlemen of Youzhou and Jizhou all went over to him and became his followers.