《梁书·列传·卷八》
萧统身体一向很健壮，原来腰带有十围，现在已瘦减过半。每次入朝时，官员和平民看到他如此瘦弱，没有不伤心落泪的。
用张镜之举乐，弃张镜之称悲，一镜之言，取舍有异，此自难二也。
Xiao Tong was always very strong, with a waistband of ten waists, but now he has lost more than half of his weight. Every time he entered the court, officials and civilians were saddened to tears when they saw how thin he was.